International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research
Table 4 Self-compassion scores across the intervention program
| Â | Scale item | Baseline | After BPP | After VAE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (σ) | Mean (σ) | Mean (σ) | ||
1 | When I fail at something important to me, I become consumed by feelings of inadequacy†| 1.72 (.67) | 2.78 (.88) | 2.89 (.93) |
2 | I try to be understanding and patient toward those aspects of my personality I don’t like | 2.78 (.81) | 3.39 (.70) | 3.56 (.73) |
3 | When something painful happens I try to take a balanced view of the situation | 3.17 (.99) | 3.78 (.88) | 3.78 (.67) |
4 | When I’m feeling down, I tend to feel like most other people are probably happier than I am†| 2.28 (.96) | 3.17 (.92) | 3.44 (.88) |
5 | I try to see my failings as part of the human condition | 2.89 (.96) | 3.72 (.75) | 3.44 (1.13) |
6 | When I’m going through a very hard time, I give myself the caring and tenderness I need | 2.39 (.85) | 3.11 (.83) | 3.44 (1.01) |
7 | When something upsets me I try to keep my emotions in balance | 3.06 (1.00) | 3.44 (1.15) | 3.89 (.60) |
8 | When I fail at something that’s important to me I tend to feel alone in my failure†| 1.72 (.89) | 2.83 (.99) | 3.33 (1.00) |
9 | When I’m feeling down I tend to obsess and fixate on everything that’s wrong†| 1.67 (.69) | 2.39 (1.09) | 3.00 (1.12) |
10 | When I feel inadequate in some way, I try to remind myself that feelings of inadequacy are shared by most people | 2.88 (1.32) | 3.50 (.79) | 3.44 (1.24) |
11 | I’m disapproving and judgmental about my own flaws and inadequacies†| 1.78 (.94) | 2.67 (.84) | 2.44 (1.01) |
12 | I’m intolerant and impatient towards those aspects of my personality I don’t like†| 2.67 (1.03) | 3.06 (.73) | 3.44 (1.01) |
|  | Total mean (σ) | 2.42 (.32) | 3.15 (.19) | 3.34 (.16) |