Validity, Reliability and Factorial Structure of the Self Compassion Scale in the Greek Population
Abstract
Self-compassion is a construct in the field of Positive psychology. It involves being kind, warm and standing with understanding towards oneself when one suffers, fails or feels inadequate, rather than criticizing and blaming oneself or ignoring the pain and negative feelings. A plethora of studies has highlighted its beneficial outcomes on people’s psychological prosperity. In the present study, we examined the psychometric properties of the Greek version of Self Compassion Scale (SCS). The standardization was carried out in a sample of 642 Greek adults, ranging from 18 to 65 years old. Results showed that the SCS has satisfactory reliability and validity indexes. Moreover, the factorial structure of the scale matches the ones found in previous studies in many countries.
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The SCS has been adapted and validated for use in the Greek population.
“The scale has been adapted and validated for use in the Greek population by Mantzios et al. [51] and Karakasidou et al. [52].”
The Greek version of the SCS demonstrated satisfactory internal consistency (α = 0.86).
“The Greek version of the SCS demonstrated satisfactory internal consistency (α = 0.86) [52].”
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- Authors
- Eirini, K., Christos, P., Michael, G., & Anastasios, S.
- Venue
- Journal of Psychology & Psychotherapy
- Publisher
- OMICS Publishing Group
- Published
- 2017
- Volume
- 07
- Issue
- 04
- ISSN
- 2161-0487 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2748386420
- Cited by
- 34
- References
- 15
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 1
- FWCI
- 3.39
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Psychology & Psychotherapy (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Keywords
- self-compassion, Self-Compassion Scale, Greek translation, psychometric properties, factor structure, reliability statistics, validity, cross-cultural adaptation, Greek adults
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