title: Use of a brief version of the self-compassion inventory with an international sample of people with HIV/AIDS.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: a School of Nursing , University of North Carolina Wilmington , Wilmington , NC , USA.
authors.forename: Jeanne K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Kemppainen
authors.forename: John M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Brion
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Leary
authors.forename: Dean
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wantland
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sullivan
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nokes
authors.forename: Catherine A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Bain
authors.forename: Puangtip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chaiphibalsarisdi
authors.forename: Wei-ti
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: William L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Holzemer
authors.forename: Lucille Sanzero
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Eller
authors.forename: Scholastika
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Iipinge
authors.forename: Mallory O
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Portillo
authors.forename: Joachim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Voss
authors.forename: Lynda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tyer-Viola
authors.forename: Inge B
authors.initials: IB
authors.lastname: Corless
authors.forename: Patrice K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Nicholas
authors.forename: Carol Dawson
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Rose
authors.forename: J Craig
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Phillips
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sefcik
authors.forename: Marta Rivero
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Mendez
authors.forename: Kenn M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Kirksey
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000523:psychology*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology; D015897:Comorbidity; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology; D004645:Empathy; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009656:North America / Q000453:epidemiology; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012649:Self Concept; D020377:Self Efficacy; D055815:Young Adult