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

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

    San Andrés Cholula, México

    ROR https://ror.org/01s1km724

  2. 2 Universidad de Zaragoza
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    Universidad de Zaragoza

    Zaragoza, España

    ROR https://ror.org/012a91z28

  3. 3 Instituto Valenciano de Oncologia
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    Instituto Valenciano de Oncologia

    Valencia, España

    ROR https://ror.org/01fh9k283

  4. 4 Universitat de València
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    Universitat de València

    Valencia, España

    ROR https://ror.org/043nxc105

  5. 5 Emory University
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    Emory University

    Atlanta, Estados Unidos

    ROR https://ror.org/03czfpz43

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Journal:
The Spanish Journal of Psychology

ISSN: 1138-7416

Year of publication: 2021

Issue: 24

Type: Article

DOI: 10.1017/SJP.2021.31 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor

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Abstract

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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