The factor structure of the Forms of Self-Criticising/Attacking & Self-Reassuring Scale in thirteen distinct populations.
Journal article
Authors | Halamová, Júlia, Kanovský, Martin, Gilbert, Paul, Troop, Nicholas A., Zuroff, David C., Hermanto, Nicola, Petrocchi, Nicola, Sommers-Spijkerman, Marion, Kirby, James N., Shahar, Ben, Krieger, Tobias, Matos, Marcela, Asano, Kenichi, Yu, FuYa, Basran, Jaskaran and Kupeli, Nuriye |
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Abstract | There is considerable evidence that self-criticism plays a major role in the vulnerability to and recovery from psychopathology. Methods to measure this process, and its change over time, are therefore important for research in psychopathology and well-being. This study examined the factor structure of a widely used measure, the Forms of Self-Criticising/Attacking & Self-Reassuring Scale in thirteen nonclinical samples (N = 7510) from twelve different countries: Australia (N = 319), Canada (N = 383), Switzerland (N = 230), Israel (N = 476), Italy (N = 389), Japan (N = 264), the Netherlands (N = 360), Portugal (N = 764), Slovakia (N = 1326), Taiwan (N = 417), the United Kingdom 1 (N = 1570), the United Kingdom 2 (N = 883), and USA (N = 331). This study used more advanced analyses than prior reports: a bifactor item-response theory model, a two-tier item-response theory model, and a non-parametric item-response theory (Mokken) scale analysis. Although the original three-factor solution for the FSCRS (distinguishing between Inadequate-Self, Hated-Self, and Reassured-Self) had an acceptable fit, two-tier models, with two general factors (Self-criticism and Self-reassurance) demonstrated the best fit across all samples. This study provides preliminary evidence suggesting that this two-factor structure can be used in a range of nonclinical contexts across countries and cultures. Inadequate-Self and Hated-Self might not by distinct factors in nonclinical samples. Future work may benefit from distinguishing between self-correction versus shame-based self-criticism. |
Keywords | Self-criticism; Self-reassurance; Bifactor models; Two-tier model; Cross-cultural studies |
Year | 2018 |
Journal | Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment |
Journal citation | 40 (4), pp. 736-751 |
Publisher | Springer |
ISSN | 0882-2689 |
1573-3505 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/s10862-018-9686-2 |
Web address (URL) | http://hdl.handle.net/10545/623431 |
http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ | |
hdl:10545/623431 | |
Publication dates | 13 Jun 2018 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 29 Jan 2019, 14:02 |
Rights | CC0 1.0 Universal |
Contributors | Comenius University in Bratislava, University of Derby, University of Hertfordshire, McGill University, John Cabot University, University of Twente, The University of Queensland, University of Jerusalem, University of Bern, University of Coimbra, Chiba University, Ministry of Education, Yilan City, Taiwan, The Compassionate Mind Foundation and University College London, |
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https://repository.derby.ac.uk/item/9382z/the-factor-structure-of-the-forms-of-self-criticising-attacking-self-reassuring-scale-in-thirteen-distinct-populations
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