Dimensionality and gender-based measurement invariance of the Compassion Scale in a community sample

Sousa, Rúben; Castilho, Paula; Vieira, Cláudia; Vagos, Paula; Rijo, Daniel

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2017.06.003

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“…We suggest that the expression of compassion is not invariant and by extension it could vary between genders. Men report higher levels of self-compassion compared to women [48] but in the case of compassion for others, women report higher levels than men [49, 50]. This may be due to social norms denoting women’s care-giving and nurturance roles while men are seen to be remote but stable or constant in the face of distress.…”

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“…This may be due to social norms denoting women’s care-giving and nurturance roles while men are seen to be remote but stable or constant in the face of distress. Sousa et al [50] found that men report higher levels of disconnectedness from others’ suffering including a separation and disengagement from others. Considering this, it may be that men express compassion differently, which may also depend on whether the object of compassion is male or female.…”

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Compassionate faces: Evidence for distinctive facial expressions associated with specific prosocial motivations

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Compassion is a complex cognitive, emotional and behavioural process that has important real-world consequences for the self and others. Considering this, it is important to understand how compassion is communicated. The current research investigated the expression and perception of compassion via the face. We generated exemplar images of two compassionate facial expressions induced from two mental imagery tasks with different compassionate motivations (Study 1). Our kind- and empathic compassion faces were perceived differently and the empathic-compassion expression was perceived as best depicting the general definition of compassion (Study 2). Our two composite faces differed in their perceived happiness, kindness, sadness, fear and concern, which speak to their underling motivation and emotional resonance. Finally, both faces were accurately discriminated when presented along a compassion continuum (Study 3). Our results demonstrate two perceptually and functionally distinct facial expressions of compassion, with potentially different consequences for the suffering of others.

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“…Alanyazın incelendiğinde, son zamanlarda merhamet kavramı ile ilgili farklı alanlarda çalışmalar yapıldığı görülmektedir (Taymur, 2015;Doğan, Uğurlu ve Çetinkaya, 2013;Deane-Drummond, 2017;Sousa, Castilho, Vieira, Vagos, ve Rijo, 2017;Yoon, 2017;Yas, 2014). Merhamet kelimesinin doğrudan yer aldığı çalışmalarda, edebiyat ve düşünce alanında öne çıkan isimler üzerinden merhamet kavramının ele alındığı ve söz konusu isimler perspektifinden merhametle ilgili veriler sunulduğu anlaşılmaktadır (Ay, 2013;Baş, 2012;Danacı, 2016;Köker, 2015;Seyhan, 2014).…”

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Merhamet duygusu, pozitif psikolojinin üzerinde durduğu olumlu duygulardan biridir. Merhamet kavramı pozitif psikoloji bağlamında ele alındığında, merhametin mutluluk ve gelişmiş sosyal ilişkiler gibi olumlu durumlarla ilişkili olabileceği söylenebilir. Ayrıca merhametin kaygı, korku ve öfke gibi birtakım olumsuz duygulara karşı koruyucu olabileceği belirtilmektedir. Diğer bir ifadeyle, merhamet duygusunun kişilerarası ilişkilerde önemli ve etkili olduğu ve başkaları için de fayda sağladığı söylenebilir. Bu çalışmada, merhamet kavramının pozitif psikolojideki yeri, merhametin kavramsal anlamı ve benzer kavramlarla ilişkisi ele alınmıştır. Bununla birlikte, merhamet yorgunluğu, merhamet korkusu, öz-merhamet konuları ele alınmış ve merhametle ilgili araştırmalara yer verilmiştir. Ayrıca merhamet temelli müdahalelerden biri olan Merhamet Odaklı Terapi hakkında bilgi verilmiş ve Merhamet Odaklı Terapinin yer aldığı araştırmalara değinilmiştir. Son olarak, ilgili alanyazın bağlamında merhamet ve Merhamet Odaklı Terapi hakkında genel bir değerlendirme yapılmıştır.

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“…Very good internal consistency for both higher order factors were found (α = .91 for Compassion and α = .92 for Disconnectedness), as well as good internal consistency for the six subscales (ranging from .74 to .79). Moreover, group comparisons also showed that women presented higher levels of compassion, while men showed higher levels of disconnectedness toward the suffering of others (Sousa et al, 2017).…”

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Measuring compassion toward others: Dimensionality of the compassion scale in community adolescents and in adolescents with behavioral disorders.

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Paulo²,

Brazão³

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Compassion toward others has been defined as the sensitivity to the suffering of others with the genuine commitment to relieve/prevent it. The Compassion Scale (CS) measures this construct and despite its relevance during adolescence, studies have been mostly conducted with adults. This study investigated the psychometric properties of the Compassion Scale-Adolescents (CS-A) in community adolescents (n = 658; 409 girls) and in boys with behavioral disorders (n = 183), from 14 to 18 years old. Results showed the adequacy of a hierarchical-CFA measurement model, with a general score of compassion and four specific factors (i.e., Kindness, Common Humanity, Mindfulness and Indifference). Measurement invariance was tested across samples. Community girls presented higher levels of compassion when compared to boys. Also, behaviorally disturbed boys presented decreased levels of compassion when compared to community boys. Evidence for reliability and construct validity is also provided. The CS-A allows future research between genders in community adolescents. Additionally, future research exploring compassion using the CS-A, between community boys and samples of behaviorally disturbed boys, is now possible.

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Dimensionality and gender-based measurement invariance of the Compassion Scale in a community sample

Cited by 13 publications

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Compassionate faces: Evidence for distinctive facial expressions associated with specific prosocial motivations

Compassionate faces: Evidence for distinctive facial expressions associated with specific prosocial motivations

Merhamet ve Merhamet Odaklı Terapi

Measuring compassion toward others: Dimensionality of the compassion scale in community adolescents and in adolescents with behavioral disorders.

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