Scale Overview & Construct
25-item child self-report scale measuring self-compassion — self-kindness, common humanity, and mindfulness versus self-judgment, isolation, and over-identification.
Purpose & Measurement Objectives
Instrument Specifications
Academic Citation & Instrument Provenance
When referencing this instrument in research, academic theses, or clinical institutional audits, please cite the original author publication:
Governance, Boundaries & Ethical Use
Imported from the OpenScales open item-bank project. This specific digital implementation has not been independently clinically validated by PsiQ — scores are for self-reflection, research, and educational purposes only, and are not a diagnosis. The source instrument also includes a separate 24-item parent-report version; only the child self-report form is built here since this platform is for individual self-assessment. Reverse-scoring of the self-judgment/isolation/over-identification items (matching the standard Neff Self-Compassion Scale scoring convention) was inferred from item content, not stated explicitly in the source file.
License: CC BY 4.0. Citation: Sutton, E., Schonert-Reichl, K. A., Wu, A. D., & Lawlor, M. S. (2018). Evaluating the reliability and validity of the Self-Compassion Scale for children. Mindfulness, 9(1), 190-202. This is not a diagnostic tool.