Validation and Psychometric Properties of the Italian Version of the Unconditional Self-Kindness Scale (USKS).

ABSTRACT: Western psychology and social sciences have long emphasized the value of a positive attitude toward oneself. Previous research had developed psychometric tools assessing self-compassion, defined as being open to and moved by one's own suffering. However, self-compassion did not describe whether people actually applied such protective factors when acutely faced with threats. The Unconditional Self-Kindness Scale (USKS) was developed as a tool to measure the behavioral response of self-kindness during an acute presence of threat to the self and not just as a general attitude when threat is absent. Since it can be experienced even in the most challenging situations and may promote resilience, this kindness may be defined as unconditional. We validated the Italian version of the USKS and found

SUBMITTER: Poli A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10218580 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature