Compassionate love as a prosocial emotion.

2010 ◽  
pp. 245-265 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beverley Fehr
Keyword(s):  
Compassionate Love

The role of compassionate love in shaping psychological, behavioral, and cardiovascular responses to a partner in distress

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Molly Ann Metz ◽  
Heidi Kane ◽  
Thery Prok ◽  
Christena Cleveland ◽  
Nancy Collins
Keyword(s):  
Cardiovascular Responses ◽  
Compassionate Love

scholarly journals Loving Others: The Impact of Compassionate Love on Later-Life Psychological Well-Being

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 480-481
Author(s):  
Eva Kahana ◽  
Tirth Bhatta ◽  
Boaz Kahana ◽  
Nirmala Lekhak
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Negative Affect ◽  
Positive Affect ◽  
Emotional Support ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Compassionate Love ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Existing scholarship in social gerontology has surprisingly paid little attention to broader loving emotions, such as compassionate and altruistic love, as potentially meaningful mechanisms for improving later life psychological well-being. This study examined the influence of feeling love toward other persons and experiencing love from others on later life psychological well-being. We conducted a 3-wave longitudinal study of a representative sample of 340 ethnically heterogeneous community dwelling older residents of Miami, Florida. The increase in feeling of being loved (β=-1.53, p<0.001) and love for others (β=-1.43, p<0.001) led to decline in odds of reporting greater level of depressive symptoms over time. The odds of reporting higher level of positive affect were significantly greater for older adults who reported feeling loved by others (β=1.16, p<0.001) and expressed love for other people (β=1.18, p<0.01). Older adults who felt loved had 0.92-point lower ordered log odds of reporting higher negative affect than those who reported lower level of love. The impact of compassionate love on depressive symptoms and negative affect remained statistically significant even after adjustment for altruistic attitudes and emotional support. The influence of loving emotions on positive affect was, however, explained by altruistic attitudes and emotional support. Our findings underscore the powerful influence of both receiving and giving love for the maintenance of later life psychological well-being. We offer support for the expectation that love is a significant force in the lives of older adults that transcends intimate relationships.

The expression of compassionate love in everyday compassionate acts

2013 ◽  
Vol 31 (5) ◽  
pp. 651-676 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harry T. Reis ◽  
Michael R. Maniaci ◽  
Ronald D. Rogge
Keyword(s):  
Compassionate Love

scholarly journals Reduced Social Connectedness and Compassion Toward Close Others in Patients With Chronic Depression Compared to a Non-clinical Sample

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Artjom Frick ◽  
Isabel Thinnes ◽  
Stefan G. Hofmann ◽  
Sabine Windmann ◽  
Ulrich Stangier
Keyword(s):  
Childhood Trauma ◽  
Social Connectedness ◽  
Clinical Sample ◽  
Chronic Depression ◽  
Childhood Trauma Questionnaire ◽  
Compassionate Love ◽  
Prosocial Motivation ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Persistent Depression ◽  
And Gender

Reduced social functioning in depression has been explained by different factors. Reduced social connectedness and prosocial motivation may contribute to interpersonal difficulties, particularly in chronic depression. In the present study, we tested whether social connectedness and prosocial motivation are reduced in chronic depression. Forty-seven patients with persistent depression and 49 healthy controls matched for age and gender completed the Inclusion of the Other in the Self Scale (IOS), the Compassionate Love Scale (CLS), the Beck Depression Inventory-II, and the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire. A Multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) with IOS and CLS as dependent variables revealed a highly significant difference between both groups. The IOS and the CLS-subscale Close Others were lower in persistent depression, whereas there was no difference in the CLS-subscale Strangers/Humanity. IOS and CLS-Close Others showed significant negative correlations with depressive symptoms. Connectedness to family members as measured by the IOS was negatively correlated with childhood trauma in patients with chronic depression. The results indicate that compassion and perceived social connection are reduced in depressed patients toward close others, but not to others in general. Implications for the treatment of depression are discussed.

Compassionate Love

2013 ◽  
pp. 106-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beverley Fehr ◽  
Susan Sprecher
Keyword(s):  
Compassionate Love
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