Title of the Portuguese Version

Escala da Compaixão - Adolescentes

Original Version

Compassion Scale - Pommier, E., Neff, K. D., & Tóth-Király, I. (2020)

Portuguese Version

Sousa, R., Paulo, M., Brazão, N., Castilho, P., & Rijo, D. (2022)

General Description

The CS-A is designed to measure compassion towards others. The scale has 16 items rated on a 5-point Likert scale and it is composed of a general factor of Compassion towards others. Additionally, the scale has four dimensions: Kindness, Common Humanity, Mindfulness, Indifference.

References

  • Sousa, R., Paulo, M., Brazão, N., Castilho, P., & Rijo, D. (2022). Measuring compassion toward others: Dimensionality of the compassion scale in community adolescents and in adolescents with behavioral disorders. Psychological Assessment, 34(7), 631–642. https://doi.org/10.1037/pas0001133

  • Pommier, E., Neff, K. D., & Tóth-Király, I. (2020). The Development and Validation of the Compassion Scale. Assessment, 27(1), 21–39. https://doi.org/10.1177/1073191119874108

Contacts

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