Ways of knowing compassion: How do we come to know, understand, and measure compassion when we see it?

JS Mascaro, MP Florian, MJ Ash, PK Palmer… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Over the last decade, empirical research on compassion has burgeoned in the biomedical,
clinical, translational, and foundational sciences. Increasingly sophisticated understandings …

Nurturing compassion in schools: A randomized controlled trial of the effectiveness of a Compassionate Mind Training program for teachers

M Matos, I Albuquerque, A Galhardo, M Cunha… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Objectives Schools are experiencing an unprecedented mental health crisis, with teachers
reporting high levels of stress and burnout, which has adverse consequences to their mental …

[HTML][HTML] Underlying mechanisms of mindfulness meditation: genomics, circuits, and networks

YQ Gu, Y Zhu - World journal of psychiatry, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Understanding neuropsychological mechanisms of mindfulness meditation (MM) has been a
hot topic in recent years. This review was conducted with the goal of synthesizing empirical …

Cultivating the compassionate self: An exploration of the mechanisms of change in compassionate mind training

M Matos, C Duarte, J Duarte, J Pinto-Gouveia… - Mindfulness, 2021 - Springer
Objectives The current study aimed to examine the mechanisms of change that mediate the
impact of a compassionate mind training (CMT) intervention, in particular, whether changes …

Healthy eating behaviors and self-control in scarcity: The protective effects of self-compassion

L Fan, Y Wang - Appetite, 2022 - Elsevier
Maintaining healthy eating habits requires self-control and this process can become
unsuccessful in certain stressful situations (eg, economic scarcity). This study tested whether …

The mechanism and effectiveness of mindfulness-based intervention for reducing the psychological distress of parents of children with autism spectrum disorder: A …

Q Wang, S Ng, X Zhou - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background Existing studies have unequivocally demonstrated that parents of children with
autism spectrum disorder (ASD) experience various stressful daily life events and suffer from …

[HTML][HTML] The combination of oxytocin and mindfulness-based group therapy for empathy and negative symptoms in schizophrenia spectrum disorders–A double …

M Zierhut, N Bergmann, I Hahne, J Wohlthan… - Journal of Psychiatric …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Treatment options for social cognition and negative symptoms in schizophrenia
spectrum disorders (SSD) remain limited. Oxytocin could be a promising augmentation …

Self-compassion in psychotherapy: Clinical integration, evidence base, and mechanisms of change

C Germer - Handbook of self-compassion, 2023 - Springer
As demonstrated by the chapters in this Handbook, self-compassion is associated with
myriad benefits for mental health and psychological well-being. The beneficial impact of self …

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Self Compassion (SC) training for parents of children with autism spectrum disorders: A pilot trial in community …

LP Rojas-Torres, Y Alonso-Esteban, MF López-Ramón… - Children, 2021 - mdpi.com
This study aims to develop a clinical trial to test the efficacy of a mindfulness-based stress
reduction (MBSR) and self-compassion (SC) program on self-reported values of anxiety …

The impact of self-compassionate mindfulness on online learning behavioral engagement of international students during COVID-19: Positive emotion and self …

J Chen, G Lin, Y Lyu - Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Focusing on the domain of self-compassion, this study explored the promotion mechanism
of online learning behavioral engagement (OLBE) of international students in China under …