Objective:To test the validity and reliability of the Chinese version of the Benevolent Childhood Experiences(BCEs) Scale.Methods:Totally 845 college students were recruited in the study.Sample 1 including509 college students was tested for item analysis and exploratory factor analysis,and sample 2 including 336 college students was tested for confirmatory factor analysis and internal consistency reliability.The criterion validity was tested with the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21(DASS-21) and the Satisfaction with Life Scale(SWLS) by choosing 589 college students from sample 1 and sample 2,and 74 students of them were retested for test-retest reliability with four weeks interval.Results:Three common factors were extracted by exploratory factor analysis,accounting for 52.2% of the total variance.The confirmatory factor analysis identified a three factors model and showed nice goodness of fit indices for BCEs(χ2/df=1.404,CFI=0.970,TLI=0.958,GFI=0.975,IFI=0.971,NFI=0.905,RMSEA=0.035,SRMR=0.037).The total scores were negatively correlated with DASS-21 scores(r=-0.45--0.53,Ps <0.01) and SWLS total scores(r=0.49,Ps <0.01).Reliability coefficients of the three dimensions and total scores ranged from 0.76 to 0.82,and ICC for test-retest reliability ranged from 0.65 to0.85.Conclusion:The results suggest that the Chinese version of the Benevolent Childhood Experiences(BCEs)Scale has acceptable validity and reliability in Chinese college students,and could be generalized to evaluate benevolent childhood experiences of Chinese college people. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]