ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023
Improvements in Compassion and Fears of Compassion throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multinational Study.
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- Depression, anxiety, and stress levels during the COVID-19 pandemic: A longitudinal study among Indonesian psychologists.PloS one · 2025Article
- The development of the Polish version of the Compassionate Engagement and Action Scales.PloS one · 2025Article
- Effects of dance movement therapy on compassionate flow in nursing students: An experimental study.Heliyon · 2024Article
- The Validation of the Sinclair Compassion Questionnaire (SCQ) and SCQ Short Form in an English-Speaking U.S. Population: A Patient-Reported Measure of Compassion in Healthcare.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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44 authors at 20 institutions in 17 countries.
Marcela MatosUniversity of Coimbra, Center for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive Behavioral Intervention (CINEICC), 3004-531 Coimbra, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-7320-7107
Kirsten McEwanCentre for Compassion Research and Training, College of Health, Psychology and Social Care, University of Derby, Derby DE22 1G, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-0945-0521
Martin KanovskýInstitute of Social Anthropology, Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences, Comenius University, 814 99 Bratislava, Slovakia.ORCID 0000-0001-6055-6551
Júlia HalamováInstitute of Applied Psychology, Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences, Comenius University, 814 99 Bratislava, Slovakia.ORCID 0000-0002-2655-2327
Stanley R SteindlCompassionate Mind Research Group, School of Psychology, University of Queensland, Brisbane 4072, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-8934-5096
Nuno FerreiraDepartment of Social Sciences, University of Nicosia, Nicosia 2417, Cyprus.ORCID 0000-0002-5787-904X
Mariana LinharelhosUniversity of Coimbra, Center for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive Behavioral Intervention (CINEICC), 3004-531 Coimbra, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-7778-8612
Daniel RijoUniversity of Coimbra, Center for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive Behavioral Intervention (CINEICC), 3004-531 Coimbra, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-5368-0770
Kenichi AsanoDepartment of Psychological Counseling, Faculty of Psychology, Mejiro University, Tokyo 161-0032, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-3839-5733
Sara P VilasBehavior, Emotions, and Health Research Group, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, 28670 Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-1594-9345
Margarita G MárquezBehavior, Emotions, and Health Research Group, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, 28670 Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-2783-9004
Sónia GregórioUniversity of Coimbra, Center for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive Behavioral Intervention (CINEICC), 3004-531 Coimbra, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-8638-4927
Gonzalo Brito-PonsEscuela de Psicología, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 8331150, Chile.ORCID 0000-0002-5002-3863
Paola Lucena-SantosUniversity of Coimbra, Center for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive Behavioral Intervention (CINEICC), 3004-531 Coimbra, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-3023-0715
Margareth da Silva OliveiraEvaluation and Treatment in Cognitive and Behavioral Psychotherapies-Research Group (GAAPCC), Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre 90619-900, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-6490-5170
Erika Leonardo de SouzaConectta: Mindfulness & Compassion, São Paulo 04038-001, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-4652-0058
Lorena LlobenesMotivación Compasiva, Buenos Aires C1001, Argentina.
Natali GumiyMotivación Compasiva, Buenos Aires C1001, Argentina.
Maria Ileana CostaMotivación Compasiva, Buenos Aires C1001, Argentina.
Noor HabibNeuroscience Department, Section of Psychiatry and Psychology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSH&RC), Jeddah 11564, Saudi Arabia.
Reham HakemNeuroscience Department, Section of Psychiatry and Psychology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSH&RC), Jeddah 11564, Saudi Arabia.
Hussain KhradNeuroscience Department, Section of Psychiatry and Psychology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSH&RC), Jeddah 11564, Saudi Arabia.
Ahmad AlzahraniNeuroscience Department, Section of Psychiatry and Psychology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSH&RC), Jeddah 11564, Saudi Arabia.
Simone CheliSchool of Human Health Sciences, University of Florence, 50121 Florence, Italy.
Nicola PetrocchiDepartment of Economics and Social Sciences, John Cabot University, 00165 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7210-2319
Elli TholouliCenter for Qualitative Research in Psychology and Psychosocial Well-Being, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 157 72 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-8984-5696
Philia IssariCenter for Qualitative Research in Psychology and Psychosocial Well-Being, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 157 72 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-8043-5180
Gregoris SimosDepartment of Educational and Social Policy, University of Macedonia, 546 36 Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-4033-2010
Vibeke Lunding-GregersenMindwork Psycological Center, 1620 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Ask ElklitDepartment of Psychology, University of Southern Denmark, 5230 Odense, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-8469-7372
Russell KoltsDepartment of Psychology, Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA 99004, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1803-8002
Allison C KellyDepartment of Psychology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-5956-1396
Catherine BortolonLaboratoire Inter-Universitaire de Psychologie: Personnalité, Cognition et Changement Social, Grenoble Alpes University, 38400 Grenoble, France.ORCID 0000-0002-5118-7827
Pascal DelamillieureCHU de Caen, Service de Psychiatrie Adulte, 14000 Caen, France.ORCID 0000-0003-0215-2430
Marine PaucsikLaboratoire Inter-Universitaire de Psychologie: Personnalité, Cognition et Changement Social, Grenoble Alpes University, 38400 Grenoble, France.ORCID 0000-0002-9751-4985
Julia E WahlThe Mind Institute Poland, 33-332 Warsaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-6388-3395
Mariusz ZiebaInstitute of Psychology, Department of General Psychology, SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, 03-815 Warsaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-3492-2236
Mateusz ZatorskiInstitute of Psychology, Department of General Psychology, SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, 03-815 Warsaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-0043-0815
Tomasz KomendzińskiDepartment of Cognitive Science, Nicolaus Copernicus University, 87-100 Torún, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-3273-0764
Shuge ZhangSchool of Human Sciences, University of Derby, Derby DE22 1G, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-6935-8831
Jaskaran BasranCentre for Compassion Research and Training, College of Health, Psychology and Social Care, University of Derby, Derby DE22 1G, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-8640-2953
Antonios KagialisDepartment of Social Sciences, University of Nicosia, Nicosia 2417, Cyprus.ORCID 0000-0002-9211-0455
James KirbyCompassionate Mind Research Group, School of Psychology, University of Queensland, Brisbane 4072, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-0703-1534
Paul GilbertCentre for Compassion Research and Training, College of Health, Psychology and Social Care, University of Derby, Derby DE22 1G, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-8431-9892
University of Coimbra · PTKing Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre · SAUniversity of Derby · GBUniwersytet SWPS · PLComenius University Bratislava · SKLaboratoire de Psychologie Sociale et Cognitive · FRNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GRThe University of Queensland · AUUniversidad Europea de Madrid · ESUniversity of Nicosia · CYCentre Hospitalier Universitaire de Caen Normandie · FRCompass (Brazil) · BREastern Washington University · USJohn Cabot University · ITMejiro University · JPNicolaus Copernicus University · PLPontificia Universidad Católica de Chile · CLPontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul · BRUniversity of Florence · ITUniversity of Macedonia · GR
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Abstract
During large-scale disasters, social support, caring behaviours, and compassion are shown to protect against poor mental health outcomes. This multi-national study aimed to assess the fluctuations in compassion over time during the COVID-19 pandemic. Respondents (Time 1
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