Psychometric evaluation of the Santa Clara Brief Compassion Scale in the Czech environment (SCBCS)

There is growing research on compassion in many fields of social science. However, there are no standardised instruments for measuring the Czech environment. Therefore, aim this study was to psychometrically evaluate Santa Clara Brief Compassion Scale (SCBCS) Republic. Sample 572 respondents (mean age 28.9 years; 36.7% men) participated study. Compassion, spirituality and religiosity, together with basic socio-demographic information, were measured. The non-parametric comparison different sociodemographic groups showed a higher level among women, living marriage, religious respondents. Confirmatory Factor Analysis good fit one-factor model data, χ² (5) = 58.9; p < .001; TLI=.98; CFI=.99; SRMR=.058. scale has internal consistency Cronbach’s α=.84 McDonald’s ω .89. version SCBCS reliable measure assessing compassion.