The Validation Study of the Korean Version of Self-Compassion Scale with Adult Women in Community.
- Author:
Woo Kyeong LEE
1
;
KyoungMin LEE
Author Information
1. Yong-In Mental Hospital, Yongin, Korea. kmlee8304@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Original Article ; Validation Studies
- Keywords:
Self-Compassion Scale;
Mindfulness;
Psychological well-Being
- MeSH:
Adult;
Anxiety;
Depression;
Female;
Humans;
Mental Health;
Reproducibility of Results
- From:Journal of Korean Neuropsychiatric Association
2010;49(2):193-200
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: This study investigated the reliability and validity of the Korean Self-Compassion Scale in a sample of 405 adult women in a community. METHODS: We examined the sample using the Korean version of the Self-Compassion Scale (K-SCS), the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), SCL-90-R, and the Psychological Well-Being Scale (PWBS) and conducted a confirmatory factor analysis and correlation analysis. RESULTS: Confirmatory factor analysis results showed that a six-factor model, consisting of Self-Kindness, Self-Judgment. Common Humanity, Isolation, Mindfulness, and Over-identified, fit better than a three-factor model did. The validity analysis results indicated that self-compassion was significantly correlated with positive mental health outcomes, such as less depression and anxiety and greater psychological well-being. CONCLUSION: These findings suggest that the Korean version of the Self-Compassion Scale is a reliable and valid scale for measuring self-compassion. We also discuss the implications of this study and directions for future study.
