Examining psychometric properties and measurement invariance of a Chinese version of the Self-Compassion Scale – Short Form (SCS-SF) in nursing students and medical workers

Meng, Runtang; Yu, Yong; Chai, Shouxia; Luo, Xiangyu; Gong, Boxiong; Liu, Bing; Hu, Ying; Luo, Yi; Yu, Chuanhua

doi:10.2147/prbm.s216411

Examining psychometric properties and measurement invariance of a Chinese version of the Self-Compassion Scale – Short Form (SCS-SF) in nursing students and medical workers

Background Self-compassion has been regarded as a key psychological construct and a protective factor of mental health status. The focus of the present study was to adapt the Self-Compassion Scale (SCS) into Chinese, assess the validity and reliability of the measure and test measurement invarian…