Enhancing Compassion: A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Compassion Cultivation Training Program

Journal of Happiness Studies

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1113-1126

  Jazaieri, Hooria ^a   Jinpa, Geshe Thupten ^b   McGonigal, Kelly ^b   Rosenberg, Erika L ^b   Finkelstein, Joel ^c   Simon Thomas, Emiliana ^b   Cullen, Margaret ^b   Doty, James R ^b,c   Gross, James J ^a   Goldin, Philippe R ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Center for Compassion and Altruism Research   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Compassion; Meditation; Self compassion; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883462470     PISSN: 13894978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10902-012-9373-z     Document Type: Article

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