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Validation of the self-compassion scale in a community sample of Portuguese pregnant women

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 March 2020

E. Bento ,
S. Xavier ,
J. Azevedo ,
M. Marques ,
V. Freitas ,
M.J. Soares ,
M.J. Martins ,
A. Xavier ,
P. Castilho  and
S. Morais
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E. Bento
Affiliation:
University of Coimbra, department of psychological medicine, Coimbra, Portugal
S. Xavier
Affiliation:
University of Coimbra, department of psychological medicine, Coimbra, Portugal
J. Azevedo
Affiliation:
University of Coimbra, department of psychological medicine, Coimbra, Portugal
M. Marques
Affiliation:
University of Coimbra, department of psychological medicine, Coimbra, Portugal Coimbra hospital and university centre, psychiatry, Coimbra, Portugal
V. Freitas
Affiliation:
University of Coimbra, department of psychological medicine, Coimbra, Portugal
M.J. Soares
Affiliation:
University of Coimbra, department of psychological medicine, Coimbra, Portugal
M.J. Martins*
Affiliation:
University of Coimbra, department of psychological medicine, Coimbra, Portugal Faculty of psychology and educational sciences, CINEICC, Coimbra, Portugal
A. Xavier
Affiliation:
University of Coimbra, faculty of psychology and educational sciences, Coimbra, Portugal
P. Castilho
Affiliation:
Faculty of psychology and educational sciences, CINEICC, Coimbra, Portugal
S. Morais
Affiliation:
University of Coimbra, department of psychological medicine, Coimbra, Portugal
A. Macedo
Affiliation:
University of Coimbra, department of psychological medicine, Coimbra, Portugal Coimbra hospital and university centre, psychiatry, Coimbra, Portugal
A.T. Pereira
Affiliation:
University of Coimbra, department of psychological medicine, Coimbra, Portugal
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

In recent years, researchers and clinicians have shown an increasing interest in self-compassion. Indeed, several studies have suggested that self-compassion is a positive factor for mental and physical health. The Self-Compassion Scale (SCS; Neff, 2003) has been widely used to assess six dimensions of self-compassion (self-kindness, self-judgment, common humanity, isolation, mindfulness and over-identification) among diverse populations. Recently, it has also been used in perinatal samples but its psychometric properties in pregnant women is still unexplored.

Objective

This study aims was to investigate the reliability and the validity of the SCS using Confirmatory Factor Analysis in a sample of Portuguese pregnant women.

Methods

Participants were 417 pregnant women with a mean age of 33 years old (SD = 4.74) in their second trimester of pregnancy (M = 17.26, SD = 4.78, weeks of gestation). Participants completed the Portuguese version of the SCS while waiting for the routine prenatal consultation in Maternity Hospital, Portugal.

Results

A was tested and results showed that the six-factor model had a good fit to the data (TLI = 0.93, CFI = 0.94, RMSEA = 0.06). The total SCS presented a good internal reliability (α = 0.91) and their subscales showed Cronbach's alphas ranging between adequate (α = 0.77) and good (α = 0.87).

Conclusions

Overall, these findings suggest that the Portuguese version of the SCS is a valid and reliable measure to assess self-compassion among pregnant women. Thus, SCS could be useful in diverse settings in the perinatal period.

Disclosure of interest

The authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

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EW480
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 33 , Issue S1: Abstracts of the 24th European Congress of Psychiatry , March 2016 , pp. s238
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Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2014
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