AU - Azizi, Alireza AU - Mohammadkhani, Parvaneh AU - Foroughi, Ali akbar AU - Lotfi, Samira AU - Bahramkhani, Mahmood TI - The Validity and Reliability of the Iranian Version of the Self-Compassion Scale PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE TA - PCP JN - PCP VO - 1 VI - 3 IP - 3 4099 - http://jpcp.uswr.ac.ir/article-1-83-en.html 4100 - http://jpcp.uswr.ac.ir/article-1-83-en.pdf SO - PCP 3 AB  - Objective: The Self-Compassion Scale (SCS) which originally developed by Neff (2003a) is based on the assumption that the self-compassion comprised by self-kindness/self-judgment, common humanity/perceived isolation, and mindfulness/over-identification. This research was aimed to confirm the six-factor structure of SCS. Methods: 265 university students entered the research to assess the psychometric properties of SCS. The participants were asked to complete SCS, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, Beck Depression Inventory, Speilberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, Ruminative Response Scale and demographic questionnaires. Using Amos-21 and SPSS-21, descriptive statistics, Cronbach’s alpha, Pearson correlation and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) were calculated. Results: The Cronbach’s alpha coefficients for total SCS items, self-kindness, self-judgment, common humanity, perceived isolation, mindfulness and over-identification subscale were 0.78, 0.79, 0.79, 0.93, 0.90, 0.88 and 0.88 respectively. Results of CFA supported the sixfactor structure SCS [RMSEA=0.08 (0.078-0.092), NFI=0.86 and CFI=0.90]. The SCS showed a significant positive correlation with RSS (r=0.261, P CP - IRAN IN - Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Social Welfare & Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran. LG - eng PB - PCP PG - 149 PT - Research YR - 2013