Investigating the Psychometric Properties and Measurement Invariance of the Forms of Self-Criticizing/Attacking and Self-Reassuring Scale in Veteran Men and Women.

ABSTRACT: Self-criticism, or negative self-evaluation characterized by often unrealistic personal standards and a harsh self-view, is a relevant transdiagnostic construct for mental health. Yet, the psychometric properties of scales assessing self-criticism have not been examined in military veterans, a population with a high burden of psychiatric symptoms. The present study tested the factor structure of the full and short-form versions of the Forms of Self-Criticizing/Attacking & Self-Reassuring Scale (FSCRS and FSCRS-SF), a measure of self-criticism, in a sample of 1,161 United States veterans who completed this and other measures as part of a larger study. Measurement invariance across men and women and associations with mental health symptoms, disordered eating, substance abuse, and self-direct

SUBMITTER: Serier KN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12383283 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature