Khanjani Sajad, Foroughi Ali-Akbar, Parvizifard Ali Akbar, Soleymani Moghadam Mahboobeh, Rajabi Moslem, Mojtahedzadeh Parya, Altman Jennifer
Department of Clinical Psychology, School of Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health (Tehran Psychiatric Institute), Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Department of Clinical Psychology, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
J Res Med Sci. 2025 Feb 28;30:12. doi: 10.4103/jrms.jrms_520_23. eCollection 2025.
Body compassion combines the concepts of body image and compassion for oneself. This concept includes the three components of defusion, common humanity, and acceptance. Due to the importance of this concept, this study was conducted to investigate the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the Body Compassion Scale (BCS) in clinical and nonclinical samples.
This research is of correlational type in the field of psychometrics. The statistical population of the clinical sample included patients referred to cosmetic surgery clinics in Tehran in 2019-2020. Accordingly, 379 people were selected using the convenience sampling. They completed the BCS, Body Image Shame Scale, The Levels of Self-Criticism, Appearance Anxiety Inventory, and Body Image Acceptance and Action Questionnaire. The statistical population in the nonclinical sample includes people present in public places (such as public parks and cinemas) and universities in Kermanshah in 2020-2019. Ultimately, 367 people were selected using the convenience sampling method. Participants completed the BCS, External Shame Scale, Self-Compassion Scale, and Body Imaging Psychological Inflexibility Scale. Data were analyzed using LISREL 8.80 and SPSS 24 software.
The results showed that the three-factor structure of the BCS in both clinical and nonclinical samples has a good fit. Reliability was appropriate by calculating Cronbach's alpha and the test-retest of scale in clinical and nonclinical samples. Convergent and divergent validity of the scale was also good in both clinical and nonclinical samples.
The results showed that the Persian version of the BCS has good psychometric properties in both clinical and nonclinical samples. Therefore, this scale can be a valuable instrument in clinical and research work in the Iranian society.
身体同情融合了身体意象和自我同情的概念。这一概念包括解离、共通人性和接纳这三个成分。鉴于这一概念的重要性，本研究旨在调查波斯语版身体同情量表（BCS）在临床和非临床样本中的心理测量特性。
本研究属于心理测量学领域的相关性研究。临床样本的统计总体包括2019 - 2020年转诊至德黑兰整容手术诊所的患者。据此，采用便利抽样法选取了379人。他们完成了BCS、身体意象羞耻量表、自我批评水平、外表焦虑量表以及身体意象接纳与行动问卷。非临床样本的统计总体包括2020 - 2019年在克尔曼沙赫的公共场所（如公园和电影院）及大学中的人员。最终，采用便利抽样法选取了367人。参与者完成了BCS、外在羞耻量表、自我同情量表以及身体意象心理僵化量表。使用LISREL 8.80和SPSS 24软件对数据进行分析。
结果表明，BCS的三因素结构在临床和非临床样本中均具有良好的拟合度。通过计算临床和非临床样本中量表的克朗巴哈系数及重测信度，信度适宜。该量表在临床和非临床样本中的聚合效度和区分效度也良好。
结果表明，波斯语版BCS在临床和非临床样本中均具有良好的心理测量特性。因此，该量表可成为伊朗社会临床和研究工作中的一项有价值的工具。
