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Asano, KenichiTsuchiya, Masao
Ishimura, Ikuo
Lin, Shuzhen
Matsumoto, Yuki
Miyata, Haruko
Kotera, Yasuhiro

Shimizu, Eiji
Gilbert, Paul

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Chiba UniversityNational Institute of Occupatio nal Safety and Health
Tokyo Seitoku University
Univers ity of Tsukuba
Universit y of Derby
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2017-10-12
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Objectives Cultivation of compassion is a useful way to treat mental problems, but some individuals show resistance. Fears of compassion can be an obstacle for clinicians when providing psychotherapy, and for clients when engaging in interpersonal relationships. Despite its importance, a Japanese version of fears of compassion scales (for others, from others, and for self) has not yet been developed. This study developed a Japanese version of the Fears of Compassion Scales and tested its reliability and validity. Design This study used a cross-sectional design, and a self-report procedure for collecting data. Methods A total of 485 students (121 males and 364 females) answered self-report questionnaires, including the draft Fears of Compassion Scales—Japanese version. Results There were distinctive factor structures for fear of compassion from others, and for self. The fear of compassion from others scale consisted of concern about compassion from others and avoidance of compassion from others. All scales had good internal consistency, test-retest reliability, face validity, and construct validity. Discrimination and difficulty were also calculated. Conclusions These results indicate that the Fears of Compassion Scales—Japanese version is a well-constructed and useful measure to assess fears of compassion and the existence of cultural differences in fears of compassion.Citation
Asano, K. et al (2017) 'The development of fears of compassion scale Japanese version', PLOS ONE, 12 (10):e0185574Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLOS)Journal
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10.1371/journal.pone.0185574Additional Links
http://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0185574Type
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19326203ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1371/journal.pone.0185574