The Structure and Development of Dispositional Compassion in Early Adolescence
(2016) In Journal of Early Adolescence 36(6). p.840-873- Abstract
- Compassion may be directed at a broad range of targets. The present study investigated interrelations among other-directed compassion, self-compassion and environmental compassion in early adolescence (age 12-14; N = 256) and examined how the different manifestations of compassion related to age and sex during this age period. Dispositional compassion directed at different targets was assessed through self-reports and peer nominations. SEM analysis supported a model that portrayed dispositional compassion toward self, others and the environment as three distinct, but interrelated factors. Other-directed compassion and environmental compassion were higher in girls than in boys. There was a decrease in all forms of compassion with age. The... (More)
- Compassion may be directed at a broad range of targets. The present study investigated interrelations among other-directed compassion, self-compassion and environmental compassion in early adolescence (age 12-14; N = 256) and examined how the different manifestations of compassion related to age and sex during this age period. Dispositional compassion directed at different targets was assessed through self-reports and peer nominations. SEM analysis supported a model that portrayed dispositional compassion toward self, others and the environment as three distinct, but interrelated factors. Other-directed compassion and environmental compassion were higher in girls than in boys. There was a decrease in all forms of compassion with age. The drop in self-compassion was linked to negative self-perceptions in 13- and 14-year-old girls. The roles of experience and cognitive factors in linking different forms of dispositional compassion are discussed. (Less)
Please use this url to cite or link to this publication:
https://lup.lub.lu.se/record/7866210
- author
- Bengtsson, Hans LU ; Söderström, Micael and Terjestam, Yvonne
- organization
- publishing date
- 2016-08
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- environmental concern, self-compassion, perspective taking, sympathy, personality development
- in
- Journal of Early Adolescence
- volume
- 36
- issue
- 6
- pages
- 34 pages
- publisher
- SAGE Publications
- external identifiers
-
- scopus:84977594109
- wos:000380271500005
- ISSN
- 1552-5449
- DOI
- 10.1177/0272431615594461
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- d6e89921-ab54-458d-99c8-6595e4365b17 (old id 7866210)
- date added to LUP
- 2016-04-01 09:53:22
- date last changed
- 2022-03-04 05:52:42
@article{d6e89921-ab54-458d-99c8-6595e4365b17,
abstract = {{Compassion may be directed at a broad range of targets. The present study investigated interrelations among other-directed compassion, self-compassion and environmental compassion in early adolescence (age 12-14; N = 256) and examined how the different manifestations of compassion related to age and sex during this age period. Dispositional compassion directed at different targets was assessed through self-reports and peer nominations. SEM analysis supported a model that portrayed dispositional compassion toward self, others and the environment as three distinct, but interrelated factors. Other-directed compassion and environmental compassion were higher in girls than in boys. There was a decrease in all forms of compassion with age. The drop in self-compassion was linked to negative self-perceptions in 13- and 14-year-old girls. The roles of experience and cognitive factors in linking different forms of dispositional compassion are discussed.}},
author = {{Bengtsson, Hans and Söderström, Micael and Terjestam, Yvonne}},
issn = {{1552-5449}},
keywords = {{environmental concern; self-compassion; perspective taking; sympathy; personality development}},
language = {{eng}},
number = {{6}},
pages = {{840--873}},
publisher = {{SAGE Publications}},
series = {{Journal of Early Adolescence}},
title = {{The Structure and Development of Dispositional Compassion in Early Adolescence}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0272431615594461}},
doi = {{10.1177/0272431615594461}},
volume = {{36}},
year = {{2016}},
}