Use of a brief version of the self-compassion inventory with an international sample of people with HIV/AIDS
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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4592-3525
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4277-187X
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9026-4189
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5744-6279
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4400-9432
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1883-8509
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2741-7821
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8072-6244
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8997-3671
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0438-2037
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9519-7587
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6066-1853
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3551-8016
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8710-6139
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4251-6801
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4106-6498
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4592-3525
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4277-187X
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9026-4189
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5744-6279
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4400-9432
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1883-8509
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2741-7821
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8072-6244
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8997-3671
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0438-2037
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9519-7587
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6066-1853
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3551-8016
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8710-6139
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4251-6801
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The objective of this study was to extend the psychometric evaluation of a brief version of the Self-Compassion Scale (SCS). A secondary analysis of data from an international sample of 1967 English-speaking persons living with HIV disease was used to examine the factor structure, and reliability of the 12-item Brief Version Self-Compassion Inventory (BVSCI). A Maximum Likelihood factor analysis and Oblimin with Kaiser Normalization confirmed a two-factor solution, accounting for 42.58% of the variance. The BVSCI supported acceptable internal consistencies, with 0.714 for the total scale and 0.822 for Factor I and 0.774 for Factor II. Factor I (lower self-compassion) demonstrated strongly positive correlations with measures of anxiety and depression, while Factor II (high self-compassion) was inversely correlated with the measures. No significant differences were found in the BVSCI scores for gender, age, or having children. Levels of self-compassion were significantly higher in persons with HIV disease and other physical and psychological health conditions. The scale shows promise for the assessment of self-compassion in persons with HIV without taxing participants, and may prove essential in investigating future research aimed at examining correlates of self-compassion, as well as providing data for tailoring self-compassion interventions for persons with HIV.