Table 2.
Cronbach’s Alpha and Omega Total Coefficients for SOCS-O and SOCS-S Scale and Subscale Items in Both Validation Samples (Stages 3 and 4).
| Compassion for
others |
Compassion for the
self |
|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,319 Health care staff (Stage 3) | 371 Students (Stage 4) | 1,319 Health care staff (Stage 3) | 371 Students (Stage 4) | |||||
| Alpha | Omega | Alpha | Omega | Alpha | Omega | Alpha | Omega | |
| Total scale | .94 | .97 | .90 | .96 | .93 | .97 | .91 | .97 |
| Recognising suffering | .89 | .90 | .86 | .86 | .88 | .88 | .85 | .85 |
| Understanding the universality of suffering | .92 | .92 | .89 | .89 | .92 | .92 | .91 | .91 |
| Feeling for the person suffering | .80 | .80 | .73 | .73 | .84 | .85 | .84 | .85 |
| Tolerating uncomfortable feelings | .74 | .76 | .61 | .65 | .75 | .74 | .72 | .73 |
| Acting or being motivated to act to alleviate suffering | .91 | .91 | .86 | .86 | .91 | .92 | .90 | .90 |
Note. SOCS-O = Sussex-Oxford Compassion for Others Scale; SOCS-S = Sussex-Oxford Compassion for the Self Scale.