Self-Compassion Test: How Kind Are You to Yourself?
When you fail or feel down, do you comfort yourself or tear yourself apart? Check your self-compassion with 12 statements from Kristin Neff's scale.
- Estimated duration: 3 minutes
- Number of questions: 12
- Age range: 15–99 years
- Category: Self Discovery , Personality
About this instrument
Self-compassion is the ability to treat yourself kindly when you fail, make mistakes, or suffer, the way you'd treat a close friend. This test uses the short form of Kristin Neff's Self-Compassion Scale, one of the most widely used scales in psychology research.
What you'll get:
Your self-compassion level : low, moderate, or high
A result card to save and share
Comforting phrases and small practices for being gentler with yourself
About this test: 12 statements, about 3 minutes. This is a self-reflection test , not a diagnosis.
Source: This test uses the Self-Compassion Scale - Short Form (SCS-SF) from Raes, F., Pommier, E., Neff, K. D., & Van Gucht, D. (2011). Construction and factorial validation of a short form of the Self-Compassion Scale. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, 18 (3), 250-255, a short version of Kristin Neff's Self-Compassion Scale (2003). Dr. Kristin Neff permits use and translation of this scale for any purpose. The Indonesian translation, level names, and result texts were written by the Mindovia team. Mindovia is not affiliated with Dr. Neff.
What it reflects on
- Self-Kindness
- Self-Judgment (reversed)
- Common Humanity
- Isolation (reversed)
- Mindfulness
- Over-Identification (reversed)
How to take it
How I typically act towards myself in difficult times. Please read each statement carefully before answering, then indicate how often you behave in the stated manner.
This test is for self-reflection, not diagnosis. The scale has no clinical norms, so the low-moderate-high ranges are a rough guide only. If harsh self-criticism is causing you a lot of distress, talk to a psychologist.