SELF-COMPASSION IN NURSES: A SCALE DEVELOPMENT STUDY

Authors : Oya Sevcan Orak, Ayşegül Sarıoğlu Kemer, Mükerrem Kabataş Yıldız

Pages : 711-724

Doi:10.61859/hacettepesid.1702364

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Publication Date : 2025-12-24

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This study aimed to develop a measurement tool to assess self-compassion levels among nurses. In this methodological research, convenience sampling, a type of non-probability sampling, was employed. The research was conducted with nurses living in Turkey who met the research criteria. Expert opinions were obtained for the 33-item draft form developed by the researchers, and a pilot study was conducted. Data analysis was performed based on the data obtained from 423 nurses after the pilot study. A 33-item draft questionnaire and a Demographic Information Form were used as data collection tools. Descriptive data were analyzed using percentage and frequency distribution. Content validity index, item-total correlation values, Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin test, Bartlett\\\'s sphericity test, principal component analysis, varimax rotation test, and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) with the maximum likelihood method were employed for the psychometric evaluation of the scale. Since the correlation values of 13 items in the draft scale were low (<0.300), they were removed from the scale, resulting in a 20-item structure. As a result of the Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA), after removing items that loaded onto more than one factor, the Nurse Self-Compassion Scale was obtained with 14 items and three subdimensions, explaining 56% of the total variance. This structure was theoretically consistent with the three-factor structure proposed in the draft scale. In the Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA), it was determined that the items significantly loaded onto their respective factors (p < 0.001). The Cronbach’s alpha coefficient for the total scale was 0.77, while the coefficients for the subdimensions were 0.71 for Factor 1 – Common Humanity, 0.76 for Factor 2 – Self-Kindness/Self-Compassion, and 0.68 for Factor 3 – Mindfulness. The results obtained from the study demonstrate that the developed Nurse Self-Compassion Scale is a valid and reliable measurement tool that can be used to assess nurses\\\' levels of self-compassion.
Keywords : Hemşirelik, öz-şefkat, geçerlik, güvenirlik

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