dc.contributor.author | Zhao, M | |
dc.contributor.author | Ford, T | |
dc.contributor.author | Smithson, J | |
dc.contributor.author | Wang, P | |
dc.contributor.author | Karl, A | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-12-12T11:09:20Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2022-12-08 | |
dc.date.updated | 2022-12-12T10:54:30Z | |
dc.description.abstract | OBJECTIVES: Self-compassion is the ability to be kind to oneself in adversity. This multidimensional construct is typically assessed by the Self-Compassion Scale (SCS). In Chinese samples, there have been inconsistent psychometric findings that impede cross-cultural research. This study aimed to explore the factor structure of the Chinese version (SCS-C). METHODS: Two samples of young Chinese adults were recruited (Sample 1, N = 465, 141 men, Mean age [Mage] = 20.26; Sample 2, N = 392, 71 men; Mage = 18.97). Confirmatory factor analyses and exploratory structural equation modeling (ESEM) were used to examine previously reported four- and six-factor structures of SCS-C. RESULTS: Although ESEM supported the six-factor structure when a problematic item was omitted, we found stronger evidence for a novel four-factor structure of the SCS-C revealed with self-kindness, common humanity, mindfulness, and uncompassionate self-responding. This suggests that Chinese individuals have a different understanding of the negative components of the original self-compassion definition, which was based on the United States and other mostly Western samples. Omega coefficients of the bifactor models suggested that using the SCS total score in Chinese samples is inappropriate. However, high factor determinacy and construct replicability indicated that the general factor of SCS-C could be used in a structural equation modeling context for both four-factor and six-factor structures. CONCLUSIONS: When using the existing SCS-C in path models, researchers should use a latent variable approach and establish the measurement construct rather than sum scores of the scale or subscales without checking the factor structure in future empirical studies. Also, the SCS-C needs to be revised, and we proposed directions forward for future research. | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | University of Exeter | en_GB |
dc.format.extent | 10731911221137540- | |
dc.format.medium | Print-Electronic | |
dc.identifier.citation | Published online 8 December 8 2022 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1177/10731911221137540 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10871/132002 | |
dc.identifier | ORCID: 0000-0001-8078-6514 (Zhao, Mengya) | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | SAGE Publications | en_GB |
dc.relation.url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36482690 | en_GB |
dc.rights | © The Author(s) 2022. Open access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access page (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage). | en_GB |
dc.subject | Chinese version | en_GB |
dc.subject | bifactor model | en_GB |
dc.subject | exploratory structural equation modeling | en_GB |
dc.subject | factor analysis | en_GB |
dc.subject | self-compassion scale | en_GB |
dc.title | Self-Compassion in Chinese Young Adults: Its Measurement and Measurement Construct | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en_GB |
dc.date.available | 2022-12-12T11:09:20Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1073-1911 | |
exeter.place-of-publication | United States | |
dc.description | This is the final version. Available on open access from SAGE Publications via the DOI in this record | en_GB |
dc.description | Availability of Data and Analysis Syntax: All data and data analysis syntax are available upon request from the authors. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1552-3489 | |
dc.identifier.journal | Assessment | en_GB |
dc.relation.ispartof | Assessment | |
dc.rights.uri | http://www.rioxx.net/licenses/all-rights-reserved | en_GB |
dcterms.dateAccepted | 2022 | |
rioxxterms.version | VoR | en_GB |
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate | 2022-12-08 | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review | en_GB |
refterms.dateFCD | 2022-12-12T11:07:39Z | |
refterms.versionFCD | VoR | |
refterms.dateFOA | 2022-12-12T11:09:23Z | |
refterms.panel | A | en_GB |
refterms.dateFirstOnline | 2022-12-08 | |