en پژوهشي Original Research Article <p style="text-align: justify"><strong>Objective:</strong> 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.</p> <p style="text-align: justify"><strong>Methods:</strong> 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.</p> <p style="text-align: justify"><strong>Results:</strong> 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<0.05) and a significant negative correlation with RRS (r=-0.363, P<0.05), BDI–II (r=-0.177, P<0.05) and STAI (r=-0.361, P<0.05).</p> <p style="text-align: justify"><strong>Conclusion:</strong> The six-factor structure of SCS demonstrated acceptable psychometric properties in Tehran universities students.</p> Validity, Reliability, Confirmatory factor analysis, Self-compassion scale (SDS) 149 155 http://jpcp.uswr.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-64-2&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Alireza Azizi Azizi.a.re@gmail.com Yes Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Social Welfare & Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Parvaneh Mohammadkhani No uswr Ali akbar Foroughi No Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Health Services Samira Lotfi No University of Tehran Mahmood Bahramkhani No USWR