Kristin Neff's Self-Compassion

There is no doubt that all individuals strive to achieve happiness, a healthy wellbeing and mental state. Kristin Neff’s Self-Compassion Scale (SCS) is a self-report instrument that attempts to measure self-compassion through scoring based on 26 questions directed at each component. The three core components measure self-kindness (treating one’s self with kindness in an adverse situation), common humanity (recognising that all humans are flawed) and mindfulness (being in the present moment without resistance). In addition, three opposite constructs have emerged from these core components called self-judgement (criticising one’s self), isolation (blaming one’s self and feeling like the only person to be affected by the situation) and lastly