Development and validation of the forms of self-criticizing / attacking and self-reassuring scale - Short form.
Journal article
Authors | Sommers-Spijkerman, Marion, Trompetter, Hester, ten Klooster, Peter, Schreurs, Karlein, Gilbert, Paul and Bohlmeijer, Ernst |
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Abstract | Studies investigating the effectiveness of compassion-focused therapy (CFT) are growing rapidly. As CFT is oriented toward helping people deal with internal processes of self-to-self-relating, having instruments to measure these processes is important. The 22-item Forms of Self-Criticizing/Attacking and Self-Reassuring Scale (FSCRS) has been found a useful measure. In the present study, a 14-item short form of the FSCRS (FSCRS-SF) suited to studies requiring brief measures was developed and tested in a Dutch community sample (N = 363), and cross-validated in a sample consisting of participants in a study on the effectiveness of a guided self-help compassion training (N = 243). Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) indicated acceptable to good fit of the FSCRS-SF items to a three-factor model. Findings regarding internal consistency were inconsistent, with Study 1 showing adequate internal consistency for all subscale scores and Study 2 demonstrating satisfactory internal consistency only for the reassured self (RS) subscale score. Furthermore, the results showed that the FSCRS-SF subscale scores had adequate test–retest reliability and satisfactory convergent validity estimates with theoretically related constructs. In addition, the FSCRS-SF subscale scores were found to be sensitive to changes in self-to-self relating over time. Despite mixed findings regarding its reliability requiring further investigation, the FSCRS-SF offers a valid and sensitive measure which shows promise as a complimentary shorter version to the original FSCRS suited to nonclinical populations. Given that the FSCRS is increasingly used as a process and outcome measure, further research on this short form in nonclinical and clinical populations is warranted. |
Keywords | Self-criticism; Self-reassurance; Questionnaire; Psychometric properties |
Year | 2017 |
Journal | Psychological Assessment |
Publisher | American Psychological Association |
ISSN | 1939134X |
10403590 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1037/pas0000514 |
Web address (URL) | http://hdl.handle.net/10545/622202 |
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | |
hdl:10545/622202 | |
Publication dates | 10 Aug 2017 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 22 Feb 2018, 16:28 |
Rights | Archived with thanks to Psychological Assessment |
Contributors | University of Twente and University of Derby |
File | File Access Level Open |
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https://repository.derby.ac.uk/item/93y6y/development-and-validation-of-the-forms-of-self-criticizing-attacking-and-self-reassuring-scale-short-form
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