Impact of Self‐Transcendent and Self‐Enhancement Values on Compassion, Humility, and Positivity in Marital Relationships

McDonald, James E.; Olson, Jonathan R.; Goddard, H. Wallace; Marshall, James P.

doi:10.1002/cvj.12088

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“…Twenty-one tests reported no significant differences in compassion by gender. In the one study that reported greater compassion among males, spouses were asked to rate the level of compassion of their spouse; in this case, wives were more likely to rate their husbands as compassionate than vice-versa ( McDonald et al, 2018 ).…”

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“…Three studies that examined positive attitudes towards compassion ( Kirby et al, 2021 ), egalitarian values ( Owuamalam and Matos, 2019 ), or self-transcendent values ( McDonald et al, 2018 ) found positive associations with compassion. As defined by McDonald et al (2018) , self-transcendent values are closely related to eudaimonia (happiness arising from fulfilling one’s virtuous potential) and well-being.…”

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“…In some models of compassion, intention is considered essential ( Worline and Dutton, 2017 ). Intention is shaped by prosocial attitudes and values, which were associated with compassion in all three studies that examined them ( McDonald et al, 2018 ; Owuamalam and Matos, 2019 ; Kirby et al, 2021 ).…”

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Epidemiology of compassion: A literature review

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Psychology and neuroscience have contributed significantly to advances in understanding compassion. In contrast, little attention has been given to the epidemiology of compassion. The human experience of compassion is heterogeneous with respect to time, place, and person. Therefore, compassion has an epidemiology, although little is known about the factors that account for spatial or temporal clustering of compassion or how these factors might be harnessed to promote and realize a more compassionate world. We reviewed the scientific literature to describe what is known about “risk factors” for compassion towards others. Studies were included if they used quantitative methods, treated compassion as an outcome, and used measures of compassion that included elements of empathy and action to alleviate suffering. Eighty-two studies met the inclusion criteria; 89 potential risk factors were tested 418 times for association with compassion. Significant associations with compassion were found for individual demographic factors (e.g., gender, religious faith); personal characteristics (e.g., emotional intelligence, perspective-taking, secure attachment); personal experience (e.g., previous adversity); behaviors (e.g., church attendance); circumstantial factors during the compassion encounter (e.g., perceptions of suffering severity, relational proximity of the compassion-giver and -receiver, emotional state of the compassion-giver); and organizational features. Few studies explored the capacity to receive, rather than give, compassion. Definitions and measures of compassion varied widely across disciplines; 87% of studies used self-report measures and 39% used a cross-sectional design. Ten randomized clinical trials documented the effectiveness of compassion training. From an epidemiologic perspective, most studies treated compassion as an individual host factor rather than as transmissible or influenced by time or the environment. The causal pathways leading from suffering to a compassionate response appear to be non-linear and complex. A variety of factors (acting as effect modifiers) appear to be permissive of—or essential for—the arising of compassion in certain settings or specific populations. Future epidemiologic research on compassion should take into account contextual and environmental factors and should elucidate compassion-related dynamics within organizations and human systems. Such research should be informed by a range of epidemiologic tools and methods, as well as insights from other scientific disciplines and spiritual and religious traditions.

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Epidemiology of compassion: A literature review

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“…And it is linked to greater professional success, better problem solving, good health (Zepeda-Goncen & Sánchez-Aragón, 2021) and a longer life (Peterson, 2000). Aragón the couple, among which CL and optimism stand out for generating intimacy, inspiring warm feelings, openness and the desire to be reciprocal, facilitating forgiveness, satisfaction and commitment (McDonald, Olson, Goddard, & Marshall, 2018). According to these authors, optimism enriches creativity, the ability to solve problems in a more cooperative and constructive way (Assad, Donnellan, & Conger, 2007;Neff & Geers, 2013) and it has positive effects on energy, which predisposes individuals to seek that their partners are also happy and welfare not only individually but also within the relationship (e.g., Williamson, Karney, & Bradbury, 2013), which is particularly evident in women (Goddard, Olson, Galovan, Schramm, & Marshall, 2016).…”

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Personal strengths and compassionate love for the partner in Mexico

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2021

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Human nature consists of strengths whose possession has personal and interpersonal advantages. Among these are resilience, self-efficacy in the exercise of emotional regulation strategies (SEERE), optimism and subjective well-being (SWB), which can condition the expression of compassionate love (CL) towards the partner. Based on this, the objectives of this research were: 1) to identify the effect of resilience, SEERE, optimism and SWB in the CL towards the romantic partner and 2) to examine the differences in the variables mentioned by education and time in the relationship. To do this, we worked with 202 heterosexual couples from Mexico City who responded voluntarily, confidentially and anonymously. Among the results, positive and significant relationships were found between resilience, SEERE, optimism and SWB with CL towards the partner. Likewise, it was found that the higher the school level, the more resilience, optimism and flourishing; as well as differences by time in the relationship showing that CL predominates at the beginning of the relationship; while in later stages, more family support and SEERE in cognitive reappraisal are reported.

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