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The Nonattachment to Self Scale (NTS-CZ): A pilot study of the Czech version

Publication at Faculty of Arts |
2020

Abstract

The purpose of this pilot study was to develop and validate the Czech Version of the 7-item Nonattachment to Self Scale (NTS-CZ) and to examine its psychometric properties. The NTS was translated into Czech with a back-translation procedure and then administered through an on-line survey. 782 participants (165 men, 617 women) completed the NTS-CZ, the 15-item version of the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ-15-CZ) and the Sussex-Oxford Compassion for the Self Scale (SOCS-S-CZ).

The confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the lone-factor structure of the NTS-CZ (SRMR = 0.037, RMSEA = 0.082, CFI = 0.972, TLI = 0.950). The Cronbach's alpha coefficient for the NTS-CZ was α = 0.85.

As expected, the NTS-CZ demonstrated high positive correlations with mindfulness and self-compassion questionnaires. The results support further use of the NTS-CZ in psychological research.