BACKGROUND: During the last years, there has been a growing interest in self-compassion. Empirical evidences show that self-compassion is associated with @entity458 among young adults and it might be considered a buffer factor in several @entity146 . AIMS: The aim of this study was to validate the psychometric properties of the Self-compassion Scale ( @entity4886 : Neff, 2003a) after the initial lack of replicating the original six-factor structure. METHOD: Data were collected from the overall database of a research centre (56 @entity1 and 305 @entity1 ; mean age   =   25.19) and comprised four groups: @entity4225 , @entity148 , @entity1277 and general population. RESULTS: Confirmatory factor analysis supported a two-factor model (self-compassionate attitude versus self-critical attitude) with good internal consistencies, construct-related validity and external validity. Configural, weak measurement and structural invariance of the two-factor model of @entity4886 were also shown. CONCLUSIONS: Findings support the generalizability of the two-factor model and show that both properties and interpretations of scores on self-compassion are equivalent across these population groups. Copyright    2015 John Wiley _ Sons, Ltd. KEY PRACTITIONER MESSAGE: A two-factor structure of @entity4886 with strong psychometric validity was supported in clinical and non-clinical samples. Helping individuals with limited experiences of compassion to develop positive internal processing systems seems to be related with better mental health, self-acceptance and self-nurturing abilities. The non-probabilistic sampling limits the generalization of our conclusions.

Validation of the Psychometric Properties of the Self-Compassion Scale. Testing the Factorial Validity and Factorial Invariance of the Measure among Borderline Personality Disorder, @entity148 , XXXX and General Populations.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'men'] @entity4225 :: ('MESH:D001883', 'Disease') :: ['borderline personality disorder'] @entity146 :: ('MESH:D001523', 'Disease') :: ['mental disorders'] @entity4886 :: ('MESH:D000168', 'Disease') :: ['SCS'] @entity458 :: ('MESH:D020018', 'Disease') :: ['psychological benefits'] @entity148 :: ('MESH:D001008', 'Disease') :: ['anxiety disorder'] @entity1277 :: ('MESH:D001068', 'Disease') :: ['eating disorder']
@entity1277 :: (MESH:D001068,Disease) :: ['Eating Disorder']
