Compassion: From its evolution to a psychotherapy

P Gilbert - Frontiers in psychology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The concept, benefits and recommendations for the cultivation of compassion have been
recognized in the contemplative traditions for thousands of years. In the last 30 years or so …

[HTML][HTML] Mindfulness and behavior change

Z Schuman-Olivier, M Trombka, DA Lovas… - Harvard review of …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Initiating and maintaining behavior change is key to the prevention and treatment of most
preventable chronic medical and psychiatric illnesses. The cultivation of mindfulness …

[HTML][HTML] What is compassion and how can we measure it? A review of definitions and measures

C Strauss, BL Taylor, J Gu, W Kuyken, R Baer… - Clinical psychology …, 2016 - Elsevier
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 …

The origins and nature of compassion focused therapy

P Gilbert - British journal of clinical psychology, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Compassion focused therapy (CFT) is rooted in an evolutionary, functional analysis of basic
social motivational systems (eg, to live in groups, form hierarchies and ranks, seek out …

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 …

Exploring compassion: A meta-analysis of the association between self-compassion and psychopathology

A MacBeth, A Gumley - Clinical psychology review, 2012 - Elsevier
Compassion has emerged as an important construct in studies of mental health and
psychological therapy. Although an increasing number of studies have explored …

Self-compassion, emotion regulation and stress among Australian psychologists: Testing an emotion regulation model of self-compassion using structural equation …

AL Finlay-Jones, CS Rees, RT Kane - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Psychologists tend to report high levels of occupational stress, with serious implications for
themselves, their clients, and the discipline as a whole. Recent research suggests that self …

Self-compassion, physical health, and health behaviour: A meta-analysis

WJ Phillips, DW Hine - Health psychology review, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
This meta-analysis investigated relationships between self-compassion and (1) physical
health and (2) health-promoting behaviour in a large pooled sample (N= 29,588) sourced …

Self-compassion and dispositional mindfulness are associated with parenting styles and parenting stress: The mediating role of mindful parenting

MJ Gouveia, C Carona, MC Canavarro, H Moreira - Mindfulness, 2016 - Springer
Mindful parenting is a recent concept in parenting studies and has been described as a set
of parental practices or skills that seek to enhance moment-to-moment awareness in the …

Construction and factorial validation of a short form of the self‐compassion scale

F Raes, E Pommier, KD Neff… - Clinical psychology & …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The objective of the present study was to construct and validate a short‐form version of the
Self‐Compassion Scale (SCS). Two Dutch samples were used to construct and cross …