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Self-Compassion Scale (SCS), ready to run
A 26-item measure of self-compassion across six subscales: self-kindness vs. self-judgment, common humanity vs. isolation, and mindfulness vs. over-identification.
26 items · 6 sections · 5-point frequency scale
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Read-only. Nothing is saved until you have an account. Then the SCS is imported into a new study with its full item wording, in the structure shown below.
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Item wording for the SCS is available inside Folio Surveyor, subject to the instrument's licensing. The structure below (its sections, items and response scale) is what gets built for you.
The instrument
- Self-Judgment · 5 items
- Over-Identification · 4 items
- Common Humanity · 4 items
- Isolation · 4 items
- Self-Kindness · 5 items
- Mindfulness · 4 items
Reverse-scored: items 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16 and 17. Surveyor scores them for you.
Each item is answered on this scale:
Collect responses on the SCS
Creating an account builds this study for you (the full wording of all 26 items, scoring, reverse-keyed items and subscale totals already wired up) and gives you a link to send participants.
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