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Article

The Self-Compassion Scale Short Form for Children Aged 8–12: Validation of the Italian Version

by
Valentina Levantini
1,
Iacopo Bertacchi
2,
Antonella Magno
3,
Gianluca Domenico Privitera
4,
Alessia Rinaldi
5,
Nicoletta Zara
6 and
Pietro Muratori
5,*
1
Department of Languages and Literatures, Communication, Education and Society, University of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy
2
Accademia di Neuropsicologia dello Sviluppo (A.N.Svi), University of Pisa, 42124 Reggio Emilia, Italy
3
Azienda Sanitaria Potenza—ASP Basilicata, AIPC, 70125 Bari, Italy
4
Istituto Comprensivo Statale “Campanella-Sturzo”, 95121 Catania, Italy
5
IRCCS Fondazione Stella Maris, Scientific Institute of Child Neurology and Psychiatry, 56018 Pisa, Italy
6
Struttura Complessa di Neuropsichiatria dell’Infanzia e Adolescenza, ASL di Oristano, 09170 Oristano, Italy
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Children 2025, 12(1), 84; https://doi.org/10.3390/children12010084
Submission received: 17 December 2024 / Revised: 8 January 2025 / Accepted: 10 January 2025 / Published: 13 January 2025
(This article belongs to the Section Pediatric Mental Health)
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Abstract

Background: Although self-compassion has been consistently linked to positive outcomes in adults and adolescents, only a few studies have explored self-compassion in children and early adolescents due to a lack of measures specifically designed for younger populations. Methods: The current study explored the psychometric properties of the Italian translation of the Self-Compassion Scale for Children (SCS-C) in a sample of 230 children (mean age = 10.52, SD = 1.33). Results: The results revealed a two-factor solution for our data, with a positive self-compassion factor and a negative self-compassion factor, which were shown to be internally consistent. The SCS-C scores correlated with the children’s mindfulness, self-esteem, and narcissistic traits in the assumed directions. Conclusions: Overall, our study preliminarily supports the reliability and validity of the Italian version of the SCS-C.
Keywords: questionnaire; narcissism; compassion; mindfulness; youth questionnaire; narcissism; compassion; mindfulness; youth

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Levantini, V.; Bertacchi, I.; Magno, A.; Privitera, G.D.; Rinaldi, A.; Zara, N.; Muratori, P. The Self-Compassion Scale Short Form for Children Aged 8–12: Validation of the Italian Version. Children 2025, 12, 84. https://doi.org/10.3390/children12010084

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Levantini V, Bertacchi I, Magno A, Privitera GD, Rinaldi A, Zara N, Muratori P. The Self-Compassion Scale Short Form for Children Aged 8–12: Validation of the Italian Version. Children. 2025; 12(1):84. https://doi.org/10.3390/children12010084

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Levantini, Valentina, Iacopo Bertacchi, Antonella Magno, Gianluca Domenico Privitera, Alessia Rinaldi, Nicoletta Zara, and Pietro Muratori. 2025. "The Self-Compassion Scale Short Form for Children Aged 8–12: Validation of the Italian Version" Children 12, no. 1: 84. https://doi.org/10.3390/children12010084

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Levantini, V., Bertacchi, I., Magno, A., Privitera, G. D., Rinaldi, A., Zara, N., & Muratori, P. (2025). The Self-Compassion Scale Short Form for Children Aged 8–12: Validation of the Italian Version. Children, 12(1), 84. https://doi.org/10.3390/children12010084

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