Personality and prosocial behavior: A theoretical framework and meta-analysis.
Decades of research document individual differences in prosocial behavior using controlled
experiments that model social interactions in situations of interdependence. However …
experiments that model social interactions in situations of interdependence. However …
It matters what you practice: Differential training effects on subjective experience, behavior, brain and body in the ReSource Project
Highlights•An undifferentiated view of what mindfulness can achieve has developed.•Variant
types of meditation-based mental practices should be studied differentially.•The ReSource …
types of meditation-based mental practices should be studied differentially.•The ReSource …
Decoding the charitable brain: empathy, perspective taking, and attention shifts differentially predict altruistic giving
Altruistic behavior varies considerably across people and decision contexts. The relevant
computational and motivational mechanisms that underlie its heterogeneity, however, are …
computational and motivational mechanisms that underlie its heterogeneity, however, are …
Creating a Compassionate World: Addressing the Conflicts Between Sharing and Caring Versus Controlling and Holding Evolved Strategies
P Gilbert - Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
For thousands of years, various spiritual traditions and social activists have appealed to
humans to adopt compassionate ways of living to address the suffering of life. Yet, along …
humans to adopt compassionate ways of living to address the suffering of life. Yet, along …
Compassion as a skill: A comparison of contemplative and evolution-based approaches
P Gilbert, W Van Gordon - Mindfulness, 2023 - Springer
The editors to this volume posed a series of fascinating questions relating to how seeing
compassion as a skill can help us understand its nature, cultivation and effects within …
compassion as a skill can help us understand its nature, cultivation and effects within …
Differences in the semantics of prosocial words: an exploration of compassion and kindness
Objectives The study of prosocial behaviour has accelerated greatly in the last 20 years.
Researchers are exploring different domains of prosocial behaviour such as compassion …
Researchers are exploring different domains of prosocial behaviour such as compassion …
[HTML][HTML] Boosting empathy and compassion through mindfulness-based and socioemotional dyadic practice: randomized controlled trial with app-delivered trainings
Background Contemplative trainings have been found to effectively improve social skills
such as empathy and compassion. However, there is a lack of research on the efficacy of …
such as empathy and compassion. However, there is a lack of research on the efficacy of …
Distinct mental trainings differentially affect altruistically motivated, norm motivated, and self-reported prosocial behaviour
Global challenges such as climate change or the refugee crises emphasize the necessity of
altruism and cooperation. In a large-scale 9-month intervention study, we investigated the …
altruism and cooperation. In a large-scale 9-month intervention study, we investigated the …
Compassion as a social mentality: An evolutionary approach
P Gilbert - Compassion, 2017 - taylorfrancis.com
Siegel highlights the enormous importance of affiliative and compassionate caring,
especially in early life, for its development. Socially, while threat and feeling threatened can …
especially in early life, for its development. Socially, while threat and feeling threatened can …
Neural signatures of social inferences predict the number of real-life social contacts and autism severity
We regularly infer other people's thoughts and feelings from observing their actions, but how
this ability contributes to successful social behavior and interactions remains unknown. We …
this ability contributes to successful social behavior and interactions remains unknown. We …