Self-Compassion Scale–Short Form (SCS-SF)

The Self-Compassion Scale–Short Form (SCS-SF) is a self-report measure designed to assess an individual's capacity to respond to personal difficulties, failures, and challenging experiences with kindness, understanding, and self-acceptance. The scale assesses key aspects of self-compassion, including self-kindness, common humanity, and mindful awareness, while also capturing self-critical and emotionally reactive responses. Higher levels of self-compassion generally indicate a more supportive and balanced attitude toward oneself during times of difficulty. The SCS-SF is commonly used in psychological research to examine self-compassion and its associations with emotional well-being, coping, and psychological adjustment. In the present research context, the scale was used to assess self-compassion among young adults and to examine its relationship with adverse childhood experiences, cognitive flexibility, and emotion regulation. The questionnaire is provided as a research instrument associated with the corresponding research dataset.