The Self-Compassion Scale

The Self-Compassion Scale is a 26-item scale, designed by Kristin Neff (2003) and measures the 6 subscales of mindfulness, overidentification, common humanity, isolation, self-kindness, and self-judgment. Using the scale provided, indicate to what degree you identify with each statement. Then you can calculate your score on each subscale. (Best viewed on a desktop.)

Self-Compassion Score Interpretation

Average overall self-compassion scores tend to be around 3.0 on the 1-5 scale, so you can interpret your overall score accordingly.

As a rough guide:1-2.5 for your overall self-compassion score indicates you are low in self-compassion. 2.5-3.5 indicates you are moderate. 3.5-5.0 means you are high.

Remember that higher scores for the Self-Judgment, Isolation, and Over-Identification subscales indicate less self-compassion, while lower scores on these dimensions are indicative of more self-compassion (these subscales are automatically reverse-coded when your overall self-compassion score is calculated.)