Data underlying of the Article Psychometric Properties of the Forms of Self-Criticizing/Attacking and Self-Reassuring Scale (FSCRS) in Brazilian Teachers

This study aims to present validity evidence based on the internal structure of the FSCRS in a sample of Basic Education teachers working in inclusive settings and to assess the measure’s convergent validity with mental health outcomes. The study included 348 Basic Education teachers from public schools in a medium-sized city in Brazil, all working in inclusive education contexts. The following instruments were administered: a sociodemographic questionnaire and the Brazilian validated versions of the Forms of Self-Criticizing/Attacking and Self-Reassuring Scale (FSCRS), the Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21), and the Burnout Clinical Subtype Questionnaire (BCSQ-12). An exploratory factor analysis was conducted using the software <em>Factor</em>, which identified a two-factor solution—Inadequate Self and Reassured Self—where most of the <em>Hated Self</em> items loaded inversely on the <em>Reassured Self</em> factor. The model found for the measure, as well as the most discriminative items, is unprecedented and partially diverges—particularly regarding the <em>Reassured Self</em>—from previous validation evidence obtained in other countries, including Brazil. The identified model and most discriminative items are novel, diverging partially—particularly regarding. Self-Reassuring—from previous literature on FSCRS validation in other countries, including Brazil. The correlational analyses to assess convergent validity expand the literature on the positive association between <em>Inadequate Self</em> and various negative mental health outcomes, such as burnout, stress, anxiety, and depression, and the inverse pattern found for <em>Reassured Self</em>. The solution may be replicable in other studies. Latin American researchers are encouraged to evaluate the FSCRS to understand how cultural differences influence scale structure.