Büyüköksüz Engin, Tekin Işıl, Arıkan Serkan, İlkay Şengül, Erözkan Atılgan
Psychological Counseling Center, Istanbul Technical University, Ayazağa Campus Rectorate Building, Maslak, Istanbul, 34469, Turkey.
Psychological Counseling and Guidance, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Istanbul, Turkey.
BMC Psychol. 2025 Jul 1;13(1):716. doi: 10.1186/s40359-025-03070-8.
The concept of self-compassion, rooted in Eastern philosophies, is closely related to psychological well-being and is considered a key skill in alleviating psychological disorders. The short form (SCS-SF) of Self-Compassion Scale was developed and used by many scholars. The current study aimed to conduct an adaptation study of the SCS-SF in Turkish and to analyze its psychometric properties in clinical and non-clinical samples.
In the adaptation process, the confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) for the general population (n = 545) and clinical population (n = 246) was conducted. We also investigated evidence for convergent validity (n = 274) and conducted a test-retest reliability study with a sample of 53 participants. Additionally, we evaluated the measurement invariance of the SCS-SF across different gender groups, clinical versus non-clinical samples, and cross-cultural samples (comparing Türkiye and the USA, with a sample size of 125 in the USA).
Confirmatory factor analysis showed a six-factor model for the non-clinical sample, yielding fit indices of TLI = 0.920, CFI = 0.953, and RMSEA = 0.095. Also, the six-factor model exhibited a good fit for the clinical sample, with TLI = 0.968, CFI = 0.981, and RMSEA = 0.045. Reliability analysis indicated Cronbach's alpha values were between 0.77 and 0.88, alongside a strong test-retest reliability coefficient of r = 0.878 (p < 0.001). Furthermore, measurement invariance was confirmed across clinical and non-clinical groups, as well as across gender groups and among Turkish and American cultural contexts, thereby affirming the scale's applicability across varied populations.
The adapted SCS-SF scores demonstrated good reliability. The CFA showed a six-dimensional structure and there was evidence for convergent validity and measurement invariance across gender groups as well as between samples from the USA and Türkiye. Consequently, the current study indicates that the adaptation was successful, and the Turkish version can be used for both clinical and non-clinical samples. However, limitations include the reliance on self-report measures and potential cultural bias in the interpretation of self-compassion constructs.
自我同情的概念源于东方哲学，与心理健康密切相关，被认为是缓解心理障碍的一项关键技能。许多学者开发并使用了自我同情量表简版（SCS-SF）。本研究旨在对SCS-SF进行土耳其语改编研究，并分析其在临床和非临床样本中的心理测量特性。
在改编过程中，对普通人群（n = 545）和临床人群（n = 246）进行了验证性因素分析（CFA）。我们还调查了聚合效度的证据（n = 274），并对53名参与者的样本进行了重测信度研究。此外，我们评估了SCS-SF在不同性别组、临床与非临床样本以及跨文化样本（比较土耳其和美国，美国样本量为125）中的测量不变性。
验证性因素分析显示非临床样本的六因素模型，拟合指数为TLI = 0.920、CFI = 0.953和RMSEA = 0.095。同样，六因素模型对临床样本也显示出良好的拟合，TLI = 0.968、CFI = 0.981和RMSEA = 0.045。信度分析表明，克朗巴哈系数值在0.77至0.88之间，重测信度系数r = 0.878（p < 0.001）也很强。此外，在临床和非临床组之间、性别组之间以及土耳其和美国文化背景之间均证实了测量不变性，从而肯定了该量表在不同人群中的适用性。
改编后的SCS-SF得分显示出良好的信度。CFA显示出六维结构，并且有证据表明在性别组之间以及美国和土耳其样本之间存在聚合效度和测量不变性。因此，本研究表明改编是成功的，土耳其语版本可用于临床和非临床样本。然而，局限性包括依赖自我报告测量以及在自我同情结构解释中可能存在的文化偏见。
