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Psychometric Properties of the Self-Compassion Scale (SCS) in an African American Clinical Sample

Auteurs: Huaiyu Zhang, Lu Dong, Natalie N. Watson-Singleton, Nicholas Tarantino, Erika R. Carr, Larisa V. Niles-Carnes, Bobbi Patterson, Nadine J. Kaslow

Gepubliceerd in: Mindfulness | Uitgave 7/2019

Abstract

Objectives

Self-compassion has been recognized as a protective factor against adverse mental health outcomes. Recently, efforts have been taken to investigate the psychometric properties of a widely used measure of self-compassion, the Self-Compassion Scale (SCS). It is vital that psychometric studies include racially/ethnically diverse participants to ensure the SCS’s validity and utility among these samples.

Methods

The current study evaluated the psychometric properties of the SCS in a sample of 248 low-income African American individuals with a recent suicide attempt. Using confirmatory factor analyses, the following factor structure models of the SCS were tested: one-factor, two-factor, six-factor correlated, higher order, bifactor, and two-bifactor.

Results

Although our confirmatory factor analyses supported model fit for three of these models (two-factor, two-bifactor, six-factor correlated), the six-factor correlated model was most consistent with theoretical and practical applications of the SCS in this specific demographic and clinical sample. The SCS also demonstrated good internal consistency, as well as strong convergent validity with measures of suicidal ideation, depressive symptoms, self-criticism, and mindfulness.

Conclusions

These results suggest that the SCS is a psychometrically sound tool for assessing the construct of self-compassion among a low-income, clinical African American sample.

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Titel: Psychometric Properties of the Self-Compassion Scale (SCS) in an African American Clinical Sample
Auteurs: Huaiyu Zhang
Lu Dong
Natalie N. Watson-Singleton
Nicholas Tarantino
Erika R. Carr
Larisa V. Niles-Carnes
Bobbi Patterson
Nadine J. Kaslow
Publicatiedatum: 08-02-2019
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Mindfulness / Uitgave 7/2019
Print ISSN: 1868-8527
Elektronisch ISSN: 1868-8535
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-019-01099-6

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