Validation of the Body Compassion Scale for Korean

ABSTRACT Body compassion is primarily influenced by both the multifaceted architecture of body image and self-compassion. Therefore, this paper aims to investigate the level of perception of body compassion among Vietnamese students at high school. A group of 396 Vietnamese high school students (121 males and 275 females) participated in a survey. They finished the body compassion scale, which included: Defuse, Common Humanity, Acceptance. The results found that regarding the body compassion towards research scores, the body compassion of females was found to have higher than males. Moreover, body compassion grade 11 had higher scores than grade 10 and grade 12. High school students who had gone through the research showed that Grade 12 would be interested in the Acceptance subscale. In contrast, grades 10 and 11 would be interested in defusion, and common humanity.

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Body Compassion Scale

European Journal of Health Psychology ◽

10.1027/2512-8442/a000088 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Giulia Rosa Policardo ◽

Amanda Nerini ◽

Cristian Di Gesto ◽

Camilla Matera

Keyword(s):

Body Image ◽

Factor Structure ◽

Longitudinal Research ◽

Well Being ◽

The Body ◽

Self Report ◽

Future Research ◽

Positive Body Image ◽

Compassion Scale ◽

Body Compassion

Abstract. Background: In recent years, body image research has focused on the aspects of positive body image ( Smolak & Cash, 2011 ). This represents an important change in this area from a primary focus on negative body image to a comprehensive exploration of the body image concept. Aims: Validation of measures to help understand the positive and healthy characteristics of body image is therefore particularly important. The Body Compassion Scale (BCS; Altman, Linfield, et al., 2017 ) is a self-report scale aimed at measuring how compassionate one feels toward one’s own body. This study is a validation of BCS to confirm its factor structure and to assess its reliability and validity. Method: The 23-item scale was translated into Italian and presented to a sample of 695 Italian women. A Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) was performed to examine the factor structure of the Italian version of the BCS. Results: Results were largely comparable to those obtained for the original English version of the BCS. The three-factor structure was largely replicated and expected associations with body dissatisfaction, psychological inflexibility, and psychological well-being were found. Limitations: BCS reliability was assessed only in terms of internal consistency; a longitudinal research design could be useful to assess the test-retest reliability. It would also be important for future research to study body compassion in different populations. Conclusion: This scale could be a useful measure for structured psychological interventions aimed at promoting a positive body image, but also in empirical research to obtain information on how individuals relate to their bodies.

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The body compassion scale: Development and initial validation

Journal of Health Psychology ◽

10.1177/1359105317718924 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 25 (4) ◽

pp. 439-449 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Jennifer K Altman ◽

Ken Linfield ◽

Paul G Salmon ◽

Abbie O Beacham

Keyword(s):

The Body ◽

Assessment Tools ◽

Initial Development ◽

College Age ◽

Self Compassion ◽

Reliable Assessment ◽

Health Related ◽

Development And Validation ◽

Compassion Scale ◽

Body Compassion

As the newer mindfulness and acceptance-based cognitive behavioral therapies continue to grow, it is important that corresponding valid and reliable assessment tools are developed and evaluated. This article describes the initial development and validation of the body compassion scale. The body compassion scale is a theoretically derived measure designed to bridge the constructs of body image and self-compassion to provide a targeted measure of underlying mindfulness and acceptance-based constructs. Herein, two studies using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis and examining subsequent relationships among other health-related constructs in college-age samples are presented.

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