Changes in the semantic construction of compassion after the cognitively-based compassion training (cbct®) in women breast cancer survivors

• Edgar González-Hernández ^[1] ; Daniel Campos ^[2] ; Rebeca Diego-Pedro ^[1] ; Rocío Romero ^[3] ; Rosa Baños ^[4] ; Lobsang Tenzin Negi ^[5] ; Ausias J. Cebolla ^[4]
  1. [1] Universidad de las Américas Puebla

     Universidad de las Américas Puebla

     México

     
  2. [2] Universidad de Zaragoza

     Universidad de Zaragoza

     Zaragoza, España

     
  3. [3] Instituto Valenciano de Oncologia

     Instituto Valenciano de Oncologia

     Valencia, España

     
  4. [4] Universitat de València

     Universitat de València

     Valencia, España

     
  5. [5] Emory University

     Emory University

     Estados Unidos

     

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• Localización: The Spanish Journal of Psychology, ISSN 1138-7416, Nº 24, 2021
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.1017/SJP.2021.31
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  • 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 Spanishspeaking 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.

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