The importance of compassion is widely recognized and it is receiving increasing research
attention. Yet, there is lack of consensus on definition and a paucity of psychometrically …

Over the last decade, empirical research on compassion has burgeoned in the biomedical,
clinical, translational, and foundational sciences. Increasingly sophisticated understandings …

Compassion has long been regarded as a core part of our humanity by contemplative
traditions, and in recent years, it has received growing research interest. Following a recent …

Objectives The aim of this paper is to review current conceptualizations, assessment
measures, and operationalizations of compassion towards self and others in order to …

In the last few years, compassion-based approaches have been integrated into the field of
psychology and psychotherapy. In order to evaluate their efficacy–and to explore the …

This chapter reviews historical and modern perspectives on the positive emotion of
compassion. From the time of Aristotle, compassion has been defined as an emotion …

Compassion has received increasing societal and scientific interest in recent years. The
science of compassion requires a tool that can offer valid and reliable measurement of the …

Compassion has emerged as an important construct in studies of mental health and
psychological therapy. Although an increasing number of studies have explored …

Purpose Over the last 10–15 years, there has been a substantive increase in compassion‐
based interventions aiming to improve psychological functioning and well‐being. Methods …

Objective Scientific research into compassion has burgeoned over the past 20 years and
interventions aiming to cultivate compassion towards self and others have been developed …