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The Sussex Oxford Compassion for the Self Scale validity in a working sample using classical test theory, item response theory and network analysis

Self-compassion is a relatively new construct in the scientific literature, and there is currently a lack of robust psychometric measures of self-compassion in the workplace. Therefore, validating the Sussex Oxford Compassion for the Self Scale (SOCS-S) in various cultural settings is essential to a...

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Autores principales: Meng, Hongxing, Wang, Xiaozhuang, Liu, Hongpei
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10213251/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37251038
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1110076
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description Self-compassion is a relatively new construct in the scientific literature, and there is currently a lack of robust psychometric measures of self-compassion in the workplace. Therefore, validating the Sussex Oxford Compassion for the Self Scale (SOCS-S) in various cultural settings is essential to add to the existing research on the psychometric properties of the scale. This study aimed to evaluate the validity of the SOCS-S in a Chinese working sample of 1,132 participants (39.4% males) using classical test theory (CTT), item response theory (IRT), and Network Analysis. The results supported the validity of the SOCS-S’s five-factor structure, with high internal consistency and measurement invariance across genders. IRT was applied using a graded response model (GRM) to assess the overall SOCS-S scale items, indicating that all 20 items had sufficient discrimination indices and acceptable difficulty indices. Moreover, it is worth noting that the results of the network analysis are consistent with those of the IRT analysis. In summary, the study confirms the validity of the SOCS-S as a scale for assessing self-compassion among Chinese occupational groups.
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spelling pubmed-102132512023-05-27 The Sussex Oxford Compassion for the Self Scale validity in a working sample using classical test theory, item response theory and network analysis Meng, Hongxing Wang, Xiaozhuang Liu, Hongpei Front Psychol Psychology Self-compassion is a relatively new construct in the scientific literature, and there is currently a lack of robust psychometric measures of self-compassion in the workplace. Therefore, validating the Sussex Oxford Compassion for the Self Scale (SOCS-S) in various cultural settings is essential to add to the existing research on the psychometric properties of the scale. This study aimed to evaluate the validity of the SOCS-S in a Chinese working sample of 1,132 participants (39.4% males) using classical test theory (CTT), item response theory (IRT), and Network Analysis. The results supported the validity of the SOCS-S’s five-factor structure, with high internal consistency and measurement invariance across genders. IRT was applied using a graded response model (GRM) to assess the overall SOCS-S scale items, indicating that all 20 items had sufficient discrimination indices and acceptable difficulty indices. Moreover, it is worth noting that the results of the network analysis are consistent with those of the IRT analysis. In summary, the study confirms the validity of the SOCS-S as a scale for assessing self-compassion among Chinese occupational groups. Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-05-12 /pmc/articles/PMC10213251/ /pubmed/37251038 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1110076 Text en Copyright © 2023 Meng, Wang and Liu. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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title The Sussex Oxford Compassion for the Self Scale validity in a working sample using classical test theory, item response theory and network analysis
title_full The Sussex Oxford Compassion for the Self Scale validity in a working sample using classical test theory, item response theory and network analysis
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title_short The Sussex Oxford Compassion for the Self Scale validity in a working sample using classical test theory, item response theory and network analysis
title_sort sussex oxford compassion for the self scale validity in a working sample using classical test theory, item response theory and network analysis
topic Psychology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10213251/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37251038
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1110076
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