Assessing compassionate abilities: Translation and psychometric properties of the Italian version of the compassionate engagement and action scales (CEAS).

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to develop the Italian version of the Compassionate Engagement and Action Scales (CEAS) and examine its validity and reliability among Italian-speaking adults. A total of 374 (mean age = 23.11) Italian speaking participants took part in the study. All of them completed a questionnaire comprising the CEAS, together with measures of self-compassion, self-criticism, social support, empathy, well-being and general distress, used to estimate the scale's convergent and criterion-related validity. Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) revealed a satisfactory fit for a model in which three second-order factors (Self-compassion, Compassion for others and Compassion from others) were further articulated in two first-order factors (Engagement and Action). All the scales presented good r

SUBMITTER: Nerini A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12262902 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature