Universidad de las Américas Puebla (Mexico).
Universidad de Zaragoza (Spain).
Span J Psychol. 2021 May 24;24:e34. doi: 10.1017/SJP.2021.31.
The growing body of research on compassion has demonstrated its benefits for healthcare and wellbeing. However, there is no clear agreement about a definition for compassion, given the novelty of the research on this construct and its religious roots. The aim of this study is to analyze the mental semantic construction of compassion in Spanish-speaking women breast cancer survivors, and the effects of the Cognitively-Based Compassion Training (CBCT®) on the modification of this definition, compared to treatment-as-usual (TAU), at baseline, post-intervention, and six-month follow-up. Participants were 56 women breast cancer survivors from a randomized clinical trial. The Osgood's Semantic Differential categories (evaluative, potency, and activity scales) were adapted to assess the semantic construction of compassion. At baseline, participants had an undefined idea about compassion. The CBCT influenced subjects' semantic construction of what it means to be compassionate. Findings could lead to future investigations and compassion programs that adapt to a specific culture or population.
越来越多的关于同情心的研究表明，它对医疗保健和幸福感有益。然而，鉴于对这一结构的研究及其宗教根源的新颖性，对于同情心还没有一个明确的定义。本研究的目的是分析西班牙语女性乳腺癌幸存者对同情心的心理语义结构，以及与常规治疗（TAU）相比，基于认知的同情心训练（CBCT®）对该定义的修正作用，在基线、干预后和六个月随访时进行评估。参与者是来自一项随机临床试验的 56 名女性乳腺癌幸存者。Osgood 的语义差异类别（评价、能力和活动量表）被改编用于评估同情心的语义结构。在基线时，参与者对同情心没有明确的概念。CBCT 影响了受试者对什么是有同情心的语义构建。这些发现可能会导致未来的调查和适应特定文化或人群的同情心项目。
