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compassion: a standalone construct

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compassion1 CONSTRUCTCompassion (Emotion)GOETZ · EMOTION RESEARCH

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Emotion research

the feeling that arises on witnessing another's suffering and that motivates a desire to help, distinct from distress and love.

In emotion research, compassion refers to the feeling that arises on witnessing another's suffering and that motivates a desire to help, distinct from distress and love. This meaning comes from Goetz (2010) in Psychological Bulletin.[1]

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References

  1. Goetz, J. L., Keltner, D., & Simon-Thomas, E. (2010). Compassion: An evolutionary analysis and empirical review. Psychological Bulletin, 136(3), 351-374. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0018807

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