Kemppainen, JeanneBrion, JohnLeary, Markwantland, deanSullivan, KNokes, KathleenBain, Catherine Achaiphibalsarisdi, puangtipChen, Wei-tiHolzemer, WilliamSanzero Eller, LucilleIipinge, ScholastikaJohnson, Mallory OPortillo, CarmenVoss, JoachimTyer-Viola, LyndaCorless, IngeNicholas, PatriceDawson Rose, CarolPhillips, J CraigSefcik, ElizabethRivero-Mendez, MartaKirksey, KennKemppainen, JeanneBrion, JohnLeary, Markwantland, deanSullivan, KNokes, KathleenBain, Catherine Achaiphibalsarisdi, puangtipChen, Wei-tiHolzemer, WilliamSanzero Eller, LucilleIipinge, ScholastikaJohnson, Mallory OPortillo, CarmenVoss, JoachimTyer-Viola, LyndaCorless, IngeNicholas, PatriceDawson Rose, CarolPhillips, J CraigSefcik, ElizabethRivero-Mendez, MartaKirksey, Kenn2022-03-302022-03-302013-03-252013-03-25Kemppainen, J.K., Brion, J.M., Leary, M., Wantland, D., Sullivan, K., Nokes, K., Bain, C.A., Chaiphibalsarisdi, P., Chen, W.T., Holzemer, W.L. and Eller, L.S., 2013. Use of a brief version of the self-compassion inventory with an international sample of people with HIV/AIDS. AIDS care, 25(12), pp.1513-1519.https://hdl.handle.net/1969.6/90340https://hdl.handle.net/1969.6/90340The 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.en-USAttribution 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Brief Version Self-Compassion InventoryHIVpsychometricsfactor analysisArticlehttps://doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2013.780119https://doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2013.780119