Explorations into the nature and function of compassion

P Gilbert - Current opinion in psychology, 2019 - Elsevier
Compassion has become a major focus for international research in prosocial behaviour.
This paper explores the evolutionary origins of caring and how recently evolved cognitive …

The 'Flow'of compassion: A meta-analysis of the fears of compassion scales and psychological functioning

JN Kirby, J Day, V Sagar - Clinical Psychology Review, 2019 - Elsevier
This meta-analysis examined the associations between the fears of compassion and mental
health. We extracted 19 studies reporting 154 effect sizes (Pearson's r) from 22 independent …

The development of compassionate engagement and action scales for self and others

P Gilbert, F Catarino, C Duarte, M Matos… - Journal of …, 2017 - Springer
Background Studies of the value of compassion on physical and mental health and social
relationships have proliferated in the last 25 years. Although, there are several …

The clinical trait self-criticism and its relation to psychopathology: A systematic review–Update

AM Werner, AN Tibubos, S Rohrmann… - Journal of affective …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Self-criticism represents a central phenomenon in a variety of mental disorders.
The review looks at the recent body of literature (2012–2018) to summarize the relation of …

Psychological and physiological effects of compassionate mind training: A pilot randomised controlled study

M Matos, C Duarte, J Duarte, J Pinto-Gouveia… - Mindfulness, 2017 - Springer
The development of the compassionate self, associated with practices such as slow and
deeper breathing, compassionate voice tones and facial expressions and compassionate …

The role of social connection on the experience of COVID-19 related post-traumatic growth and stress

M Matos, K McEwan, M Kanovský, J Halamová… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Historically social connection has been an important way through which
humans have coped with large-scale threatening events. In the context of the COVID-19 …

My changed body: breast cancer, body image, distress and self‐compassion

A Przezdziecki, KA Sherman, A Baillie… - Psycho …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Background Bodily changes after breast cancer treatment can lead to long‐term distress.
Self‐compassion, the ability to be kind to oneself, is an internal resource that may enhance a …

[HTML][HTML] Compassion protects mental health and social safeness during the COVID-19 pandemic across 21 countries

M Matos, K McEwan, M Kanovský, J Halamová… - Mindfulness, 2022 - Springer
Objectives The COVID-19 pandemic is having an unprecedented detrimental impact on
mental health in people around the world. It is important therefore to explore factors that may …

The relevance of self‐compassion as an intervention target in mood and anxiety disorders: A narrative review based on an emotion regulation framework

AL Finlay‐Jones - Clinical Psychologist, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Background There is growing interest in self‐compassion as a possible treatment target for
individuals with depression and anxiety disorders. Understanding self‐compassion within …

The role of self-compassion in the relationship between attachment, depression, and quality of life

K Brophy, E Brähler, A Hinz, S Schmidt… - Journal of affective …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Self-compassion may be shaped by early attachment experiences, and has
been linked to mental health and well-being. This study examined the role of two distinct …