ArticleChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2022
Self-Compassion Correlates of Anxiety and Depression Symptoms in Youth: A Comparison of Two Self-Compassion Measures.
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- The Youth Anxiety Measure for DSM-5 (YAM-5): An Updated Systematic Review of its Psychometric Properties.Child psychiatry and human development · 2026Pooled it
- On the Edge of Psychopathology: Strong Relations Between Reversed Self-compassion and Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression in Young People.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2024Pooled it
- Habit-formation strategies enhance long-term outcomes of a self-compassionate touch micropractice: a randomized controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2026Trial
- Effects of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Self-Compassion, Self-Criticism, and Emotional Well-Being in Adults With Mental Health Concerns: A Systematic Review.Health science reports · 2026Review
- Sociodemographic and psychosocial correlates of self-compassion in adolescents with physical health conditions.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2026Article
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Abstract
background and purposeSelf-compassion is considered as a protective psychological construct that would shield against the development of emotional problems. The aim of the present study was to compare the 'protective nature' of two measures of self-compassion: the Self-Compassion Scale for Youth (SCS-Y) and the Sussex-Oxford Compassion for the Self Scale (SOCS-S).
methodsEighty-seven adolescents aged 12 to 18 years completed both self-compassion measures as well as scales of anxiety and depression symptoms.
resultsSCS-Y and SOCS-S scores were positively correlated, and for both measures it was generally found that higher levels of self-compassion were associated with lower levels of emotional symptoms. However, the uncompassionate self-responding scales of the SCS-Y correlated positively with anxiety and depression symptoms and hence can better be seen as indices of vulnerability. Regression analyses suggested that a positive attitude toward oneself, as measured by the self-kindness scale of the SCS or its SOCS-S equivalent 'feeling for the person suffering' is particularly relevant as a buffer against emotional problems.
conclusionThe protective nature of self-compassion can be established by both measures. Caution is advised with the use of the uncompassionate self-responding scales included in the SCS-Y as they appear to measure vulnerability rather than protection.
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