Self-Compassion Assessment
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Your Self-Compassion Score:
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Understanding your score:

1.0 – 2.5  low self-compassion

2.51 – 3.5  moderate or average self-compassion

3.51 – 5.0 high self-compassion

The average score is 2.94

Developer

Raes, F., Pommier, E., Neff,K. D., & Van Gucht, D. (2011). Construction and factorial validation of a short form of the Self-Compassion Scale. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy. 18, 250-255.

References

Bratt, A., & Fagerström, C. (2020). Self-compassion in old age: confirmatory factor analysis of the 6-factor model and the internal consistency of the Self-compassion scale-short form. Aging & Mental Health24(4), 642–648. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2019.1569588

Hayes, J. A., Lockard, A. J., Janis, R. A., & Locke, B. D. (2016). Construct validity of the Self-Compassion Scale-Short Form among psychotherapy clients. Counselling Psychology Quarterly29(4), 405–422. https://doi.org/10.1080/09515070.2016.1138397

Kotera, Y., & Sheffield, D. (2020). Revisiting the Self-compassion Scale-Short Form: Stronger Associations with Self-inadequacy and Resilience. SN Comprehensive Clinical Medicine, 2(6), 761–769. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42399-020-00309-w

Raes, F. (2011). The Effect of Self-Compassion on the Development of Depression Symptoms in a Non-clinical Sample. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, 2, 33–36. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-011-0040-y

Sutton, E., Schonert-Reichl, K. A., Wu, A. D., & Lawlor, M. S. (2018). Evaluating the Reliability and Validity of the Self-Compassion Scale Short Form Adapted for Children Ages 8–12. Child Indicators Research11(4), 1217–1236. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12187-017-9470-y