Correlations among all variables (N = 267)_
| Variables | Self-compassion r (P) | GICC r (P) |
|---|---|---|
| Compassionate communication | 0.317 (P < 0.001) | 0.494 (P < 0.001) |
| GICC | 0.313 (P < 0.001) | – |
General characteristics (N = 267)_
| Characteristics | Category | N (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | Male | 37 (13.9) |
| Female | 230 (86.1) | |
| Grade | 2nd | 85 (31.8) |
| 3rd | 90 (33.7) | |
| 4th | 92 (34.5) | |
| Religion | Yes | 119 (44.6) |
| No | 148 (55.4) | |
| Use of SNS | Use | 258 (96.6) |
| No use | 9 (3.4) | |
| SNS type of use* | 192 (71.9)* | |
| Kakao Talk/story | 246 (92.2)* | |
| 143 (53.6)* | ||
| Therapeutic communication | Completed | 183 (68.5) |
| course completion | Not yet received | 55 (20.6) |
| Completing this semester | 29 (10.9) |
Inter-subscale correlations and reliability coefficients of each subscale (N = 267)_
| Compassionate conversation | Compassionate touch | |
|---|---|---|
| Compassionate touch | 0.61 | – |
| Compassionate messaging | 0.55 | 0.59 |
Multi-trait multi-item matrix for convergent and discriminant validity_
| Factors | Item No. | Factor 1 | Factor 2 | Factor 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compassionate | 16 | 0.795 | 0.536 | 0.595 |
| conversation | 17 | 0.756 | 0.552 | 0.602 |
| 2 | 0.707 | 0.465 | 0.487 | |
| 15 | 0.679 | 0.596 | 0.661 | |
| 3 | 0.647 | 0.524 | 0.612 | |
| 10 | 0.625 | 0.442 | 0.455 | |
| 8 | 0.602 | 0.604 | 0.656 | |
| 1 | 0.575 | 0.573 | 0.539 | |
| Compassionate touch | 20 | 0.517 | 0.750 | 0.571 |
| 4 | 0.461 | 0.744 | 0.553 | |
| 6 | 0.568 | 0.743 | 0.637 | |
| 18 | 0.580 | 0.739 | 0.589 | |
| 19 | 0.541 | 0.733 | 0.542 | |
| 5 | 0.521 | 0.679 | 0.577 | |
| 7 | 0.528 | 0.626 | 0.619 | |
| Compassionate messaging | 13 | 0.504 | 0.530 | 0.873 |
| 14 | 0.589 | 0.636 | 0.864 | |
| 23 | 0.572 | 0.605 | 0.668 | |
| 22 | 0.571 | 0.601 | 0.509 | |
| 11 | 0.575 | 0.585 | 0.445 |
Factor loading from Compassionate Communication scale (N = 267)_
| Factor | No. | Items | Factor loading | Eigen value | Explained variance (%) | Cronbach’s α |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| When a friend of mine is distressed about something I tend to: | ||||||
| Compassionate | 16 | Try to relate to their situation | 0.80 | 6.19 | 31.0 | 0.85 |
| conversation | 17 | Display interest in their issues | 0.76 | |||
| 2 | Let them know that I will listen if they need to talk | 0.70 | ||||
| 15 | Support him or her emotionally the best I can | 0.68 | ||||
| 3 | Listen with interest when they talk | 0.65 | ||||
| 10 | Let them pour their feelings or concerns out to me | 0.63 | ||||
| 8 | Empathize with them by trying to understand their feelings or emotions | 0.60 | ||||
| 1 | Let them know that I will be there if they need me | 0.58 | ||||
| Compassionate touch | 20 | Touch their back | 0.75 | 2.65 | 20.0 | 0.87 |
| 4 | Touch them on their arm | 0.74 | ||||
| 6 | Touch their shoulder | 0.74 | ||||
| 18 | Rub their shoulders | 0.74 | ||||
| 19 | Put my arm around their shoulder | 0.73 | ||||
| 5 | Hold their hand | 0.68 | ||||
| 7 | Pat them on the back | 0.63 | ||||
| Compassionate | 13 | Send a supportive email | 0.80 | 1.84 | 12.9 | 0.71 |
| messaging | 14 | Send an email communicating compassion toward them | 0.74 | |||
| 23 | Reply to their e-mails in a compassionate way | 0.63 | ||||
| 22 | Reply to their social networking posts in a compassionate way | 0.58 | ||||
| 11 | Send them a supportive private message on their social networking site (e.g., Facebook) | 0.57 | ||||
| Total | 63.9 | 0.85 |