Overall self-compassion
A continuous summary of how kindness, common humanity, and balanced awareness show up in difficult moments.
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How Do You Treat Yourself in Difficult Moments?
The 12-item Self-Compassion Scale Short Form reflects how you typically respond to yourself during difficult times. Answer according to your usual behavior.
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The Self-Compassion Scale Short Form summarizes self-kindness, common humanity, and mindful balance alongside reverse-scored self-judgment, isolation, and over-identification items.
Six negatively worded items are reverse scored, then all 12 keyed responses are averaged for one total from 1 to 5.
Self-Compassion Scale Short Form
Raes, Pommier, Neff, and Van Gucht (2011)
Assessment v1.1.0 · Source links checked at publication on September 6, 2026
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This educational reflection is not a mental-health screening or diagnosis. The ranges are informal guides, and the short form should be interpreted as one overall score.
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