Table 6. Confirmatory factor analysis and item response theory outcomes for fears of compassion for self.

No	Item	General Factor	Specific Factor 1	Specific Factor 2	a	b0	b1	b2	b3
5	When I try and feel kind and warm to myself I just feel kind of empty	.49	.69		1.75	-.22	.82	1.45	2.22
2	If I really think about being kind and gentle with myself it makes me sad	.33	.75		1.20	-.53	.82	1.56	2.44
6	I fear that if I start to feel compassion and warmth for myself, I will feel overcome with a sense of loss/grief	.54	.56		1.40	-.14	1.03	1.66	2.12
4	I would rather not know what being ‘kind and compassionate to myself’ feels like	.33	.56		.91	-.29	1.31	2.50	3.59
1	I feel that I don’t deserve to be kind and forgiving to myself	.48	.42		.88	-1.25	.35	1.67	2.67
11	I fear that if I become too compassionate to myself I will lose my self-criticism and my flaws will show	.43		.50	.90	-1.60	-.82	-.01	1.41
12	I fear that if I develop compassion for myself, I will become someone I do not want to be	.45		.63	1.18	-1.26	-.28	.59	1.50
13	I fear that if I become too compassionate to myself others will reject me	.40		.59	.97	-1.21	-.13	.74	2.27
7	I fear that if I become kinder and less self-critical to myself then my standards will drop	.87		.15	1.45	-.79	.11	.52	1.56
10	I worry that if I start to develop compassion for myself I will become dependent on it	.61		.40	1.13	-.82	.17	.79	1.90
15	I fear that if I am too compassionate towards myself, bad things will happen	.43		.67	1.22	-1.16	-.12	.78	1.92
8	I fear that if I am more self compassionate I will become a weak person	.80		.22	1.52	-.54	.44	.91	1.84
14	I find it easier to be critical towards myself rather than compassionate	.30		.40	.60	-2.94	-1.61	-.55	.95

a = Discrimination; b = Difficulty