What is it about?
Self-compassion is a psychological construct associated with self-acceptance and coping with the aging process. The Self-Compassion Scale (SCS), in both long and short forms, is the most widely used measure of self-compassion. The aim of this study was to translate into Swedish and test the psychometric properties of the SCS-SF. Another aim was to investigate whether self-compassion differs by age and gender in older adults.
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Why is it important?
The SCS-SF seemed to have insufficient reliability in this sample of older adults. Further studies are needed to see whether new instruments are needed for this population.
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This page is a summary of: 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 Health, January 2019, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2019.1569588.
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