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Short-Term Compassion Training Increases Prosocial Behavior in a Newly Developed Prosocial Game

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Leiberg, Susanne, Klimecki, Olga, Singer, Tania·2011·PLoS ONE

DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0017798PMC PMC3052380

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Abstract

Compassion has been suggested to be a strong motivator for prosocial behavior. While research has demonstrated that compassion training has positive effects on mood and health, we do not know whether it also leads to increases in prosocial behavior. We addressed this question in two experiments. In Experiment 1, we introduce a new prosocial game, the Zurich Prosocial Game (ZPG), which allows for repeated, ecologically valid assessment of prosocial behavior and is sensitive to the influence of reciprocity, helping cost, and distress cues on helping behavior. Experiment 2 shows that helping behavior in the ZPG increased in participants who had received short-term compassion training, but not in participants who had received short-term memory training. Interindividual differences in practice duration were specifically related to changes in the amount of helping under no-reciprocity conditions. Our results provide first evidence for the positive impact of short-term compassion training on prosocial behavior towards strangers in a training-unrelated task.

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Short-term compassion training increased prosocial helping toward strangers in a newly developed Zurich Prosocial Game (ZPG), whereas memory training did not. The ZPG also showed sensitivity to reciprocity, helping cost, and distress cues, and compassion training effects were observed two to five days after training.

Key findings

In Experiment 1 (N = 68), helping in the ZPG was higher in reciprocity trials, low-cost trials, and distress-cue trials: main effects were reciprocity, F(67) = 73.22, p < .001, partial η² = .52; cost, F(67) = 73.78, p < .001, partial η² = .52; distress, F(67) = 7.02, p = .01, partial η² = .10.
ZPG helping correlated with dictator-game giving, ρ(65) = .35, p = .004, but not with memory-task performance, ρ(64) = .06, p > .05, supporting convergent and divergent validity.
In Experiment 2, compassion training significantly increased helping from pre- to post-training, t(26) = 1.85, p = .04, one-sided, while memory training did not, t(31) = −1.20, p = .24; the time × training interaction was F(1,57) = 4.09, p = .05, partial η² = .07.
Reported compassion practice hours correlated with increased helping in no-reciprocity trials, ρ(17) = .39, p = .05, one-sided, but not with total helping, ρ(17) = .27, p = .13. Dictator-game giving did not change after training, F(1,56) = .02, p = .89.

Methods

Two experiments with healthy female volunteers: Experiment 1 validated the ZPG in 68 participants; Experiment 2 tested compassion versus memory training in 69 participants, with 27 compassion and 32 memory participants in the reported samples.
The ZPG used a 2 × 2 × 2 within-subjects design: reciprocity (no reciprocity, reciprocity), cost (low, high), and distress (no distress cues, distress cues); participants navigated a maze, could help an ostensible co-player by donating keys, and could collect stars to control for attention.
Experiment 2 compared a one-day, six-hour compassion meditation workshop with a one-day method-of-loci memory workshop; pre-test occurred one to two weeks before training and post-test two to five days after training. Analyses used repeated-measures ANOVAs, t-tests, and correlations.

Limitations

The paper states that future research with longer training and bigger sample sizes is needed to determine how long-lasting the effects are and who benefits; it also notes that the study was not designed to test the distinction between compassion-based and norm-based prosocial behavior.
The paper states that self-reported practice data were available only from a subset of participants (n = 19 compassion, n = 22 memory), and that mechanisms such as relaxation or perceived self-other overlap were not isolated.
Evident from the text: both experiments included only healthy female volunteers aged 18–35 from the University of Zurich and surrounding community, limiting generalizability; the compassion-training effect was tested one-sided based on directional hypotheses.

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“which allows for repeated, ecologically valid assessment of prosocial behavior and is sensitive to the influence of reciprocity, helping cost, and distress cues on helping behavior.”
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  “Thus, the ZPG indeed seems to be sensitive to the three operationalizations of the influencing factors”
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“helping in no-reciprocity trials, but not helping in reciprocity trials, was related to interindividual differences in reported training hours in the compassion group.”
§ Short-Term Compassion Training Increases Prosocial Behavior in a Newly Developed Prosocial Game > Discussion
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“This compassion meditation technique (called “Metta” in Pali) aims to foster an attitude of loving kindness, emotional positivity, benevolence, and friendliness towards oneself and others [20], [58].”
§ Short-Term Compassion Training Increases Prosocial Behavior in a Newly Developed Prosocial Game > Materials and Methods > Procedure
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [20] JW Carson, 2005, Loving-kindness meditation for chronic low back pain: Results from a pilot trial., J Holist Nurs source
- Not checked yetcites [58] S Salzberg, 1995, Loving-kindness: The revolutionary art of happiness.
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“The more time participants had actually spent training, the stronger the reduction in interleukin-6 release, suggesting a dose-dependent effect of compassion training.”
§ Short-Term Compassion Training Increases Prosocial Behavior in a Newly Developed Prosocial Game > Introduction
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [23] TWW Pace, 2009, Effect of compassion meditation on neuroendocrine, innate immune and behavioral responses to psychosocial stress., Psychoneuroendocrinology source
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“To assess the convergent validity of the ZPG, participants played the dictator game [31].”
§ Short-Term Compassion Training Increases Prosocial Behavior in a Newly Developed Prosocial Game > Materials and Methods > Measures
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- Not checked yetcites [31] E Hoffman, 1994, Preferences, property rights, and anonymity in bargaining games., Games Econ Behav source
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“The present results support the notion that similar to situation-specific induction of empathic concern for a specific person in need [8], [49], the training of compassionate motivation leads to increases in prosocial behavior.”
§ Short-Term Compassion Training Increases Prosocial Behavior in a Newly Developed Prosocial Game > Discussion
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- Not checked yetcites [8] CD Batson, 1991, The altruism question: Towards a social-psychological answer.
- Not checked yetcites [49] N Eisenberg, 1987, The relation of empathy to prosocial and related behaviors., Psychol Bull source
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“Ultimately, this should lead to an attitude of emotional positivity, benevolence, and friendliness towards oneself and others [58].”
§ Short-Term Compassion Training Increases Prosocial Behavior in a Newly Developed Prosocial Game > Materials and Methods > Procedure
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- Not checked yetcites [58] S Salzberg, 1995, Loving-kindness: The revolutionary art of happiness.
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“The memory control group underwent a one-day training workshop in the method of loci, a technique used to memorize items in an ordered sequence [59], [60].”
§ Short-Term Compassion Training Increases Prosocial Behavior in a Newly Developed Prosocial Game > Materials and Methods > Procedure
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- Not checked yetcites [59] GH Bower, 1970, Analysis of a mnemonic device., Am Sci
- Not checked yetcites [60] P Verhaeghen, 1996, On the mechanisms of plasticity in young and older adults after instruction in the method of loci: Evidence for an amplification model., Psychol Aging source
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“Six to seven weeks of meditation-based compassion training result in increases in positive mood and life satisfaction [21]”
§ Short-Term Compassion Training Increases Prosocial Behavior in a Newly Developed Prosocial Game > Introduction
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [21] BL Fredrickson, 2008, Open hearts build lives: Positive emotions, induced through loving-kindness meditation, build consequential personal resources., J Pers Soc Psychol source
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“Thus, as in compassion-focused therapy [7], compassion here is trained as a skill.”
§ Short-Term Compassion Training Increases Prosocial Behavior in a Newly Developed Prosocial Game > Materials and Methods > Procedure
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- Not checked yetcites [7] P Gilbert, 2010, Compassion-focused therapy. source
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“Giving in the dictator game is likely driven by fairness norms and not by kindness [35].”
§ Short-Term Compassion Training Increases Prosocial Behavior in a Newly Developed Prosocial Game > Introduction
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- Not checked yetcites [35] GE Bolton, 1998, Dictator game giving: Rules of fairness versus acts of kindness., Int J Game Theory source
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“if the costs of helping are low [41]”
§ Short-Term Compassion Training Increases Prosocial Behavior in a Newly Developed Prosocial Game > Introduction
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- Not checked yetcites [41] JF Dovidio, 1991, The arousal-cost-reward model and the process of intervention: A review of the evidence.
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“only recently a differentiation between norm-based and compassion-based prosocial behavior has been suggested [2].”
§ Short-Term Compassion Training Increases Prosocial Behavior in a Newly Developed Prosocial Game > Introduction
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- Not checked yetcites [2] T Singer, 2009, Differential roles of fairness- and compassion-based motivations for cooperation, defection, and punishment., Ann NY Acad Sci source
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“It has been shown that people help more often if they have been helped before [39], [40]”
§ Short-Term Compassion Training Increases Prosocial Behavior in a Newly Developed Prosocial Game > Introduction
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [39] A Falk, 2006, A theory of reciprocity., Games Econ Behav source
- Not checked yetcites [40] H Wilke, 1970, The obligation to help: The effects of amount 41. of prior help on subsequent helping behavior., J Exp Soc Psychol source
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“as well as a reduction of interleukin-6 release in response to a psychosocial stressor [23].”
§ Short-Term Compassion Training Increases Prosocial Behavior in a Newly Developed Prosocial Game > Introduction
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [23] TWW Pace, 2009, Effect of compassion meditation on neuroendocrine, innate immune and behavioral responses to psychosocial stress., Psychoneuroendocrinology source
Strength:plain· not yet calibratedCausal:direct· not yet calibrated
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In the paper
“it has been demonstrated [10] that momentarily inducing feelings of empathic concern for a person in need by having participants focus on the person's feelings increases their prosocial behavior towards that person.”
§ Short-Term Compassion Training Increases Prosocial Behavior in a Newly Developed Prosocial Game > Introduction
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [10] CD Batson, 2007, An additional antecedent of empathic concern: Valuing the welfare of the person in need., J Pers Soc Psychol source
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“if they are confronted with signs of distress [42], [43].”
§ Short-Term Compassion Training Increases Prosocial Behavior in a Newly Developed Prosocial Game > Introduction
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [42] CD Batson, 1981, Empathy: A source of altruistic motivation for helping?
- Not checked yetcites [43] G Carlo, 1991, The altruistic personality: When is it apparent?, J Pers Soc Psychol source
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“Hutcherson et al. [25] report that a very brief (7-min) compassion meditation exercise results in a more positive attitude towards the target of the exercise.”
§ Short-Term Compassion Training Increases Prosocial Behavior in a Newly Developed Prosocial Game > Introduction
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- Not checked yetcites [25] CA Hutcherson, 2008, Loving-kindness meditation increases social connectedness., Emotion source
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“Only female participants were included in Experiments 1 and 2 because of better performance in emotional tasks [53] and higher self-reported empathy in women [54].”
§ Short-Term Compassion Training Increases Prosocial Behavior in a Newly Developed Prosocial Game > Materials and Methods > Participants
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- Not checked yetcites [53] AM Kring, 1998, Sex differences in emotion: Expression, experience, and physiology., J Pers Soc Psychol source
- Not checked yetcites [54] S Baron-Cohen, 2004, The empathy quotient: An investigation of adults with Asperger syndrome or high functioning autism, and normal sex differences., J Autism Dev Disord source
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Compassion training has effects on compassion-based prosocial behavior (and not on norm-based prosocial behavior).
“Based on the suggested distinction between compassion-based and norm-based prosocial behavior, and on the assumption that the compassion training has effects on the former this correlation could possibly only arise for non-reciprocity trials.”
The paper relies on this without support.
Participants' self-reported time spent practicing outside of training accurately reflects their actual practice duration.
“we calculated the correlation between participants' self-reported time spent praticing outside of the training and the change in helping from pre- to post-training (self-report data could only be obtained from a subset of the samples: n compassion = 19, n memory = 22).”
The paper relies on this without support.
Participants believed the cover story that they were playing with real co-players in other research institutes.
“They were told that they would play interactive computer games via the internet with other participants in different research institutes across Europe in order to investigate cross-cultural differences in interpersonal behaviors. In reality, there were no co-players; the ostensible co-players' behavior was pre-programmed.”
The paper relies on this without support.
The compassion and memory training workshops were equivalent in all aspects other than the trained skill, including teacher characteristics and participant expectations.
“This particular mnemonic technique was chosen for the control group as it contains most elements also needed in the compassion training workshops: People need to actively engage in inner mental processing and to create active mental images and specific associations between items. The difference is that the memory group focuses purely on improving cognitive rather than affective skills.”

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ConsistentF(1, 67) = 17.73reported p < .001 · recomputed p < .001
“F(1,67) = 17.73, p < .001”
ConsistentF(1, 68) = 1.89reported p > .05 · recomputed p = .174
“F(1,68) = 1.89, p > .05”
Consistentt(52) = 1.78reported p > .05 · recomputed p = .081
“t(52) = 1.78, p > .05”
ConsistentF(1, 54) = 23.47reported p < .001 · recomputed p < .001
“F(1,54) = 23.47, p < .001”
ConsistentF(1, 54) = 5.84reported p = .02 · recomputed p = .019
“F(1,54) = 5.84, p = .02”
ConsistentF(1, 54) = 3.61reported p = .06 · recomputed p = .063
“F(1,54) = 3.61, p = .06”
Consistentt(23) = 2.66reported p = .01 · recomputed p = .014
“t(23) = 2.66, p = .01”
ConsistentF(1, 68) = 6.11reported p = .016 · recomputed p = .016
“F(1,68) = 6.11, p = .016”
Consistentt(23) = -1.94reported p = .03 · recomputed p = .065
“t(23) = −1.94, p = .03”
The paper states a one-tailed test
Consistentt(23) = 2.02reported p = .05 · recomputed p = .055
“t(23) = 2.02, p = .05”
ConsistentF(1, 57) = 4.09reported p = .05 · recomputed p = .048
“F(1,57) = 4.09, p = .05”
Consistentt(31) = -1.2reported p = .24 · recomputed p = .239
“t(31) = −1.20, p = .24”
Consistentt(26) = 1.85reported p = .04 · recomputed p = .076
“t(26) = 1.85, p = .04”
The paper states a one-tailed test
ConsistentF(1, 57) = 6.76reported p = .01 · recomputed p = .012
“F(1,57) = 6.76, p = .01”
ConsistentF(1, 57) = 4.55reported p = .04 · recomputed p = .037
“F(1,57) = 4.55, p = .04”
Consistentt(57) = 1.21reported p = .23 · recomputed p = .231
“t(57) = 1.21, p = .23”
Consistentt(57) = 0.55reported p = .58 · recomputed p = .584
“t(57) = .55, p = .58”
Consistentt(57) = 3.07reported p = .003 · recomputed p = .003
“t(57) = 3.07, p = .003”
Consistentt(57) = 2.27reported p = .03 · recomputed p = .027
“t(57) = 2.27, p = .03”
ConsistentF(1, 56) = 0.02reported p = .89 · recomputed p = .888
“F(1,56) = .02, p = .89”
ConsistentF(1, 56) = 1.63reported p = .21 · recomputed p = .207
“F(1,56) = 1.63, p = .21”
Consistentt(32) = 0.57reported p > .05 · recomputed p = .573
“t(32) = .57, p > .05”
Consistentt(32) = 1.75reported p > .05 · recomputed p = .090
“t(32) = 1.75, p > .05”
Consistentt(32) = -0.81reported p > .05 · recomputed p = .424
“t(32) = −.81, p > .05”
Consistentt(32) = 1.7reported p > .05 · recomputed p = .099
“t(32) = 1.70, p > .05”
Consistentt(32) = -0.75reported p > .05 · recomputed p = .459
“t(32) = −.75, p > .05”
Consistentt(32) = -0.79reported p > .05 · recomputed p = .435
“t(32) = −.79, p > .05”
Consistentt(32) = -0.99reported p > .05 · recomputed p = .330
“t(32) = −.99, p > .05”
Consistentt(32) = 1.42reported p > .05 · recomputed p = .165
“t(32) = 1.42, p > .05”
Consistentt(32) = -0.06reported p > .05 · recomputed p = .953
“t(32) = −.06, p > .05”
Consistentt(57) = 1.98reported p > .05 · recomputed p = .053
“t(57) = 1.98, p > .05”
Consistentt(57) = 0.64reported p > .05 · recomputed p = .525
“t(57) = .64, p > .05”
Consistentt(54) = 1.91reported p > .05 · recomputed p = .061
“t(54) = 1.91, p > .05”
Consistentt(54) = 0.1reported p > .05 · recomputed p = .921
“t(54) = .1, p > .05”
Consistentt(57) = 0.89reported p > .05 · recomputed p = .377
“t(57) = .89, p > .05”
Consistentt(57) = 0.87reported p > .05 · recomputed p = .388
“t(57) = .87, p > .05”

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Incorrect percentage for memory-group education
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The table lists one apprenticeship participant in a memory-training sample of 32. One out of 32 is 3.125%, not 6.3%.
Reported 6.3 · recomputed 3.125
Negative-mood ANOVA degrees of freedom exceed the sample size
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For a two-group repeated-measures ANOVA, a denominator degree of freedom of 68 requires at least 70 participants. Experiment 2 enrolled only 69, even before any incomplete data are excluded.

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Pantaleno, A. P., & Sisti, M. (2017) · Wiley eBooks · doi:10.1002/9781119375395.ch8 · Cited by 3
A Holistic Approach to Employee Functioning: Assessing the Impact of a Virtual-Reality Mindfulness Intervention at Work
Thompson, A. H. (2021) · FIU - Digital Commons (Florida International University) · doi:10.25148/etd.fidc009550 · Cited by 4
On the relation between boredom and social behavior: A registered report
Müller-Boysen, T., Pirla, S., & Pfattheicher, S. (2025) · Journal of Experimental Social Psychology · doi:10.1016/j.jesp.2025.104804 · Cited by 3
Towards a Relational Anthropology Fostering an Economics of Human Flourishing
Nullens, P., & van Nes, J. (2022) · Ethical economy · doi:10.1007/978-3-030-84690-9_2 · Cited by 3
Positive effects and validation of a Brief Intervention Program of Attachment-Based Compassion Therapy
Nebot-Gresa, L., Llorens, S., Salanova, M., Coo, C., & García‐Campayo, J. (2021) · Terapia psicológica · doi:10.4067/s0718-48082021000300427 · Cited by 3
Merhamet Eğitimi ve Eğitimde Merhamet
Eşref, N. A. S., & KARDAŞ, F. (2022) · İnsan ve Toplum Bilimleri Araştırmaları Dergisi · doi:10.15869/itobiad.894028 · Cited by 4
Disentangling the road to a compassionate response to suffering: A multistudy investigation
Garrido‐Macías, M., Navarro‐Carrillo, G., Soler‐Martínez, F. M., & Valor‐Segura, I. (2022) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/j.paid.2022.112030 · Cited by 3
Intergroup trust as a mediator between compassion and positive attitudes toward sexual minorities
Kuglerová, N., Popper, M., & Poslon, X. D. (2022) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1015595 · Cited by 4
“, 2017) and improving emotional intelligence (Barnard and Curry, 2011), but also in its wider impact on society through the associated humanity, prosocial behavior (Leiberg et al., 2011), and altruism (Neff and Pommier, 2013).”
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Loneliness, Stigma, and the Tendency for Interpersonal Victimhood Inhibit Compassion for Some but Not All Suffering Social Groups
Ray, C. D., Wang, N. O., Duede, L. A., Garza, B., & Burns, J. (2024) · Interpersona An International Journal on Personal Relationships · doi:10.5964/ijpr.11807 · Cited by 3
Depression Literacy in Parents of Adolescents in Ireland: Exploring Associations with Gender, Age of Adolescent, and Empathy
Byrne, S. J., Nixon, E., & Swords, L. (2025) · Journal of Child and Family Studies · doi:10.1007/s10826-024-02970-4 · Cited by 3
“…is effective in increasing helping and prosocial behaviour among children, adolescents, and adults (Georgi et al., 2014; Gibbs et al., 1996; Greenberg et al., 2009; Jazaieri et al., 2012; Klimecki et al., 2013; Klimecki et al., 2014; Leiberg et al., 2011; Mascaro et al., 2013; Weng et al., 2013).”
Introducing brief mindfulness practices to mitigate faculty burnout in the post-COVID era
Bitting, K. S., & Sweet, M. S. (2025) · The International Journal for Academic Development · doi:10.1080/1360144x.2025.2451318 · Cited by 4
“…when confronted with another in distress (Klimecki et al., 2014), increasing their compassion satisfaction and decreasing their compassion fatigue (Watts et al., 2021), and increasing their likelihood of engaging in helping behavior (Condon et al., 2013; Leiberg et al., 2011; Weng et al., 2013).”
The Earthrise Community: Transforming Planetary Consciousness for a Flourishing Future
Prescott, S. L., Nusrat, A. Z., Scott, R., Nelson, D., Rogers, H. H., El‐Sherbini, M. S., Bisram, K., Vizina, Y. N., Warber, S. L., & Webb, D. A. (2025) · Challenges · doi:10.3390/challe16020024 · Cited by 3
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Klein, T., Liang, B., Sepulveda, J., & White, A. E. (2019) · Journal of Character Education · doi:10.1108/jced-10-2019-0009 · Cited by 13
Seeing Agents When we Need to, Attributing Experience When we Feel Like it
Hallgren, I. (2012) · Review of Philosophy and Psychology · doi:10.1007/s13164-012-0109-0 · Cited by 3
True stories: Storytelling and empathy in None in Three’s digital game narratives
Powell, A. (2020) · Book 2 0 · doi:10.1386/btwo_00022_1 · Cited by 3
An Examination of the Possibility of Loving-Kindness and Compassion Meditation for Pregnant Women: A Preliminary Study
Kim, M. J., Heo, J. M., & Gim, W. S. (2017) · Korean Journal of Stress Research · doi:10.17547/kjsr.2017.25.2.145 · Cited by 3
“선행 연구에서 자 비명상의 단기간 훈련만으로도 사회적 유대감과 친사회적 행동이 증진되고(Hutcherson et al., 2008; Germer, 2009; Leiberg et al., 2011), 특히 사회적 기능에 중요한 공감과 연관된 뇌 부위인 변연계의 뇌섬엽이 활성화되는 것이 밝혀 졌다(Lutz et al., 2008).”
Compassion Training from an Early Buddhist Perspective: The Neurological Concomitants of the Brahmavihāras
Goodman, R. J., Plonski, P. E., & Savery, L. (2018) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-809837-0.00009-x · Cited by 4
Comparison of the Effect of Compassion_based Techniques and Cognitive_Behavioral Schema Therapy Techniques in Reducing Loneliness and Emotion Regulation Difficulties in Runaway Adolescent Girls
Mahdavi, A., Yaghoobi, A., Rashid, K., & Kordnoghabi, R. (2020) · Iranian Evolutionary Educational Psychology Journal · doi:10.29252/ieepj.2.1.33 · Cited by 4
The effects of loving-kindness and compassion meditation on altruistic behavior and its cognitive neural mechanisms
Guomin, J. I. N., & Li, D. (2020) · Advances in Psychological Science · doi:10.3724/sp.j.1042.2020.00978 · Cited by 4
Merhamet Korkusu Ölçeğinin Geliştirilmesi
Eşref, N. A. S., & Sak, R. (2021) · Buca eğitim fakültesi dergisi (Online)/Buca Eğitim Fakültesi dergisi · doi:10.53444/deubefd.930883 · Cited by 3
Exploring the applications of second-generation mindfulness-based interventions for improving health and human functioning : a mixed-methods investigation
Gordon, W. V. (2017) · Nottingham Trent University's Institutional Repository (Nottingham Trent Repository) · Cited by 3
Compassion meditators show less anger, less punishment, and more compensation of victims in response to fairness violationsPreprint
McCall, C., Steinbeis, N., Ricard, M., & Singer, T. (2017) · MindRxiv (OSF Preprints) · doi:10.31231/osf.io/6wuh5 · Cited by 3
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Your coping and resilience strategies might need to shift as the COVID-19 crisis continues
Polizzi, C. P., & Lynn, S. J. (2020) · doi:10.64628/aai.r55vdpw3c · Cited by 3
Can public managers rely on public service motivation during austere and chaotic times? New evidence from cognitive sciences
Tran, A., Cheema, F. S., & Perry, J. L. (2025) · Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration · doi:10.1080/23276665.2025.2587025 · Cited by 4
“Leiberg et al. (2011) found that compassion training (vs. a control) significantly increased prosocial helping behaviour in an economic game, even when it was costly to the participant.”
Focus on the breath: brain decoding reveals internal states of attention during meditation
Weng, H. Y., Lewis-Peacock, J. A., Hecht, F. M., Uncapher, M. R., Ziegler, D. A., Farb, N. A. S., Goldman, V., Skinner, S., Duncan, L. G., Chao, M. T., et al. (2018) · doi:10.1101/461590 · Cited by 8
Aesthetic Motivation Impacts Judgments of Others’ Prosociality and Mental Life
Agrawal, T., & Schachner, A. (2023) · Open Mind · doi:10.1162/opmi_a_00113 · Cited by 3
“Compassionate behavior involves acting prosocially towards others by treating them with warmth, care, and concern, and is lacking in those who exhibit antisocial behaviors like bullying (Gini et al., 2011; Leiberg et al., 2011; Preckel et al., 2018; Singer & Klimecki, 2014).”
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Empathy and Compassion
Matthaeus, H., & Singer, T. (2025) · Cambridge University Press eBooks · doi:10.1017/9781009342919.031 · Cited by 2
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Dualism and beyond: A unified framework for self- and other-oriented compassion
Quaglia, J. T., Leigh, D., Berry, D. R., & Simmer‐Brown, J. (2025) · Theory & Psychology · doi:10.1177/09593543251365556 · Cited by 3
“…across diverse fields such as behavioral economics, evolutionary psychology, neuroscience, and social psychology (e.g., Ashar et al., 2016; Condon & DeSteno, 2017; Gilbert, 2019; Klimecki et al., 2014; Leiberg et al., 2011), this investigation has yielded numerous theoretical and applied insights.”
ORTAOKUL SON SINIF ÖĞRENCİLERİNİN MERHAMET DÜZEYLERİ İLE YAŞAM DOYUMLARININ İNCELENMESİ
Eşref, N. A. S., Şahin-Sak, İ. T., & Sak, R. (2022) · Beykoz Akademi Dergisi · doi:10.14514/beykozad.843335 · Cited by 2
Breath, Love, Walk? The Impact of Mindfulness Interventions on Climate Policy Support and Environmental Attitudes
Bayle‐Cordier, J., Berger, L., Elatmani, R., & Tavoni, M. (2023) · Sustainability · doi:10.3390/su151310491 · Cited by 3
Golden gazes: Gaze direction and emotional context promote prosocial behavior by increasing attributions of empathy and perspective-taking.
Micheli, L. R., Breil, C., & Böckler, A. (2023) · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · doi:10.1037/pspi0000437 · Cited by 2
The Story of Compassion: From Ancient Texts to Modern Practice
Maurya, R. K., & DeDiego, A. C. (2024) · Journal of Humanistic Psychology · doi:10.1177/00221678241233786 · Cited by 4
“At behavioral level, compassion training is found to significantly increase the helping behaviors (Condon et al., 2013; Leiberg et al., 2011; Weng et al., 2013).”
Concerned Creativity to Counteract Concerning Creativity
Chowkase, A. A., Datar, K., & Dedhe, A. M. (2024) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-3-031-51590-3_6 · Cited by 2
The vital connection between emotional intelligence and well-being - Part 3: Strategies to grow your social emotional intelligence competencies.
Stoewen, D. L. (2024) · PubMed Central · Cited by 2
An Open Mind or a Big Heart: Possible Routes to Reducing In-Group Bias
Arceneaux, K., & Wielen, R. J. V. (2025) · Routledge eBooks · doi:10.1080/10584609.2025.2493705 · Cited by 2
“Recent research in neuroscience holds out the possibility that people can train themselves to be more compassionate toward others and, in the process, become more prosocial (e.g., Klimecki et al., 2012, 2014; Leiberg et al., 2011; Weng et al., 2013b).”
Functional neural plasticity after compassion-based interventions: A scoping review of longitudinal neuroimaging studies
Mekelburg, A., Maliske, L., Kirby, J. N., Kanske, P., & Förster, K. (2025) · Journal of Affective Disorders · doi:10.1016/j.jad.2025.05.006 · Cited by 2
Overcoming the limits of empathic concern: the case for availability and its application to the medical domain
Malbois, E., & Clavien, C. (2019) · Medicine Health Care and Philosophy · doi:10.1007/s11019-019-09935-1 · Cited by 2
Lovingkindness Meditation in Psychology
Williams-Orlando, C. (2016) · Alternative and Complementary Therapies · doi:10.1089/act.2016.29056.cwo · Cited by 2
How Avatars in Care Context Should Show Affect
Fagel, S., Moussa, M. B., & Cereghetti, D. M. (2016) · International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare · doi:10.4108/eai.16-5-2016.2264514 · Cited by 2
Mindfulness, Compassion, and the Foundations of Global Health Ethics
Addiss, D. G. (2017) · Mindfulness in behavioral health · doi:10.1007/978-3-319-64924-5_12 · Cited by 2
Still facial photographs of long-term meditators are perceived by naïve observers as less neurotic, more conscientious and more mindful than non-meditating controls
Goldberg, S. B., Hirshberg, M. J., Tello, L. Y., Weng, H. Y., Flook, L., & Davidson, R. J. (2019) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0221782 · Cited by 2
"Empathy on Trial: Is Empathy Inherently Biased?"
Polinska, W. (2020) · Buddhist-Christian Studies · doi:10.1353/bcs.2020.0022 · Cited by 1
“For example, Suzanne Leiberg and teammates created a computer game examining prosocial behavior of the virtual participants.(60) In this study, the researches defined “compassion” as “an emotional as well as a motivational state, characterized by feelings of warmth, love, and concern for the other as well as the desir…”
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Relational Anthropology for Contemporary Economics
van Nes, J., Nullens, P., & Heuvel, S. C. V. D. (2022) · Ethical economy · doi:10.1007/978-3-030-84690-9 · Cited by 2
Global Research Trends on Prosocial Behaviour: A Bibliometric Analysis
Yi, Z. N., & Mahmud, N. B. (2022) · Journal of Cognitive Sciences and Human Development · doi:10.33736/jcshd.3891.2022 · Cited by 2
Steigerung von Selbstfürsorge und Mitgefühl in der eigenen Beziehung: Ein Gruppentraining für Paare
Aguilar‐Raab, C. (2020) · Psychotherapie: Praxis · doi:10.1007/978-3-662-60318-5_9 · Cited by 2
Meditation and Neural Connections: Changing Sense(s) of Self in East Asian Buddhist and Neuroscientific Descriptions
Cheung, K. (2017) · TUScholarShare (Temple University) · Cited by 2
Under the Umbrella of Prosocial Behavior – A Critical Comparison of ParadigmsPreprint
Behrens, F., & Kret, M. E. (2020) · PsyArXiv (OSF Preprints) · doi:10.31234/osf.io/9uebc · Cited by 3
From injustice to action: The role of empathy and perceived fairness to address inequality via victim compensationPreprint
Urbanska, K., McKeown, S., & Taylor, L. K. (2019) · doi:10.31234/osf.io/yh9dx · Cited by 2
Psychometric evaluation of the Santa Clara Brief Compassion Scale in the Czech environment (SCBCS)Preprint
Novák, L., Maliňáková, K., Mikoška, P., Fürstlova, J., Cann, R. F., & Tavel, P. (2020) · PsyArXiv (OSF Preprints) · doi:10.31234/osf.io/zgtq9 · Cited by 2
Cultivating compassion
Condon, P. (2014) · Digital Repository Service (Northeastern University) · doi:10.17760/d20005093 · Cited by 3
Focus on the breath: Brain decoding reveals internal states of attention during meditationPreprint
Weng, H. Y., Lewis‐Peacock, J. A., Hecht, F. M., Uncapher, M. R., Ziegler, D. A., Farb, N. A. S., Goldman, V. M., Skinner, S. N., Duncan, L. G., Chao, M. T., et al. (2018) · MindRxiv (OSF Preprints) · doi:10.31231/osf.io/9jxqf · Cited by 2
Empathic emotion regulation in prosocial behavior and altruismPreprint
Brethel-Haurwitz, K. M., Stoianova, M., & Marsh, A. A. (2017) · PsyArXiv (OSF Preprints) · doi:10.31234/osf.io/ds3gc · Cited by 2
The Effects of Short Video-App-Guided Loving-Kindness Meditation on Affect, Oneness, and Proenvironmental Attitude
Chen, H., Liu, C., Hsu, S.-E., Wu, K., Liu, C.-Y., & Chiou, W. (2024) · European Journal of Psychology Open · doi:10.1024/2673-8627/a000057 · Cited by 1
Kindness is lesser preferable than happiness: investigating interest in different effects of the loving-kindness and compassion meditations
Deng, Y., Du, T., Zeng, X., & Wang, W. (2025) · BMC Psychology · doi:10.1186/s40359-025-02771-4 · Cited by 4
“Empirical research on the effects of LKCM has risen sharply in recent years [12, 20, 26, 28].”
A kind mind: effects of compassion-based meditation on prosocial intergroup outcomes in a South African pilot sample
Prévost, A., George, M., & Fourie, M. M. (2025) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1450549 · Cited by 1
A biopsychosocial safeness model: New directions for psychotherapy research and practice
Paucsik, M., & Sonia Pellissier, A. (2026) · Acta Psychologica · doi:10.1016/j.actpsy.2026.106797 · Cited by 2
Title: Multi-Voxel Pattern Analysis of Brain States After Compassion Training Predicts Charitable Donations
Weng, H. Y., Lewis‐Peacock, J. A., Stodola, D. E., & Richard, J. (2012) · Cited by 1
Toward an integrative view of human pain and suffering
Fabbro, F., & Crescentini, C. (2014) · Physics of Life Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.plrev.2014.07.006 · Cited by 1
Meditation for Combat-related Mental Health Concerns
Khusid, M. A. (2015) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-3-319-22985-0_10 · Cited by 1
Cultivating compassion: the effects of compassion- and mindfulness-based meditation on pro-social mental states and behavior.
Condon, P. (2014) · Cited by 2
The Influence of Self-Compassion, Compassion for Others, and Emotional Intelligence on Conflict Resolution Strategies
Feher, A. (2016) · Scholarship@Western (Western University) · Cited by 1
Effect of Belly Button Meditation (BBM) on Stress Response, Physical Symptoms, Work Flow of the Workers
Lee, S., Jae-Han, S., Han, J., Jang, S., & Shin, H.-S. (2017) · Korean Journal of Stress Research · doi:10.17547/kjsr.2017.25.1.8 · Cited by 1
“그러 나 최근 연구에 따르면 1주일의 짧은 명상을 통해서도 신경 세포 발화의 효율성과 연결성이 증가하고 주의집중력과 자 기조절 능력이 향상되며(Tang et al., 2007; Xue et al., 2014; Saraswat et al., 2016), 자신의 감정 인식과 긍정적 정서와 친사회적이고 이타적 행동이 증가한다(Leiberg et al., 2011)는 결과가 보고되고 있다.”
A review of the effect of compassion on mental health: emotion regulation as a possible mechanism of action
Lombas, A. S. (2019) · Revista de Investigación y Educación en Ciencias de la Salud (RIECS) · doi:10.37536/riecs.2019.4.s1.124 · Cited by 2
“In line with this, in a third experiment, Olga Klimecki and Tania Singer [34] have shown that compassion training, but not memory training, increased helping behavior through the use of a computer game, developed to measure prosocial behavior.”
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Guided Visualizations for Integrating Education in Human Values into Curriculum Subjects
Taplin, M. (2021) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-981-16-0200-9_3 · Cited by 1
Paying Attention: An Examination of Attention and Empathy as They Relate to Buddhist Philosophy
Carmichael, J. S. (2022) · Religions · doi:10.3390/rel13020108 · Cited by 1
“Before playing the game, some participants were given a brief training on meditating on compassion while others were given training on improving memory (Leiberg et al. 2011).”
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An App-Based Loving-Kindness Training to Facilitate Compassion, Team Cohesion, and Fairness
Stenzel, L., Konsemüller, M., Tan, S. L., Röcken, M., Borgmann, S., Thomsen, N., & Stoll, O. (2021) · Zeitschrift für Sportpsychologie · doi:10.1026/1612-5010/a000345 · Cited by 1
Metachangemaking: An interdisciplinary synthesis of research on cultivating changemakers
Reynante, B. M., Wilcox, J. E., Stephenson, O. L., Lieder, F., & Lacopo, C. (2024) · Journal of Moral Education · doi:10.1080/03057240.2024.2342274 · Cited by 2
“…directs people to repeatedly think compassionate thoughts and gradually expand the scope of their compassion from their loved ones to all sentient beings—increases various aspects of prosocial behavior (Condon et al., 2013; Hutcherson et al., 2008; Leiberg et al., 2011; Weng et al., 2013).”
Altruism in management education: a closer look at yoga-based practices
Ghag, N., Sonar, H. C., & Chaudhary, G. (2024) · Cogent Social Sciences · doi:10.1080/23311886.2024.2367087 · Cited by 2
“…research suggests that contemplative practices foster compassion, which increases real-world altruism (lutz et al., 2008). according to research by leiberg et al. (2011) and rajni et al. (2022), meditation and compassion training be effective in promoting prosaically behaviour by increasing one’s…”
The impact of reading trauma literature on Chinese undergraduates’ PTSD: the mediating roles of social support and empathy
Yuan, R., Qi, F., Zhou, J., Zhu, Q., Liu, Q., Zhang, H., & Wang, Y. Q. (2025) · BMC Psychology · doi:10.1186/s40359-025-03356-x · Cited by 3
“However, excessive affective empathy, particularly in the absence of appropriate emotional boundaries, may lead to empathy fatigue and vicarious trauma (Leiberg et al. 2011; Stevens and Taber 2021; Donald et al. 2019).”
Das Interpersonelle Aufmerksamkeitsmanagement-Inventar: Ein neues Instrument zur Erfassung unterschiedlicher Selbst- und Fremdwahrnehmungsfähigkeiten
Blaser, K., Zlabinger, M., & Hinterberger, T. (2014) · Complementary Medicine Research · doi:10.1159/000358176 · Cited by 1
Mitfühlend leben – „Mindfulness-Based Compassionate Living“
van den Brink, E., & Koster, F. (2015) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-3-662-48199-8_8 · Cited by 1
Neuroscience of Compassion: Challenges and Opportunities
Hangartner, D., & 漢迪歐 (2015) · Cited by 1
Genetic basis of affective and cognitive empathy
Jankowiak-Siuda, K., Krakowska, N., Gaździcka, K., Kundziołka, J., & Topczewski, J. (2019) · Neuropsychiatria i Neuropsychologia · doi:10.5114/nan.2019.89790 · Cited by 3
Mindfulness, Compassion, and Embodiment Practices in Contemplative Psychotherapy: Shifting Self-Enclosed Processing to Relational Processing at All Levels of the Human Mind-Brain
Loizzo, J. J. (2021) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-3-030-57733-9_8 · Cited by 1
Experiences of Meditation on Twin Hearts by Naive Practitioners
Kumar, M. R., Nityashree, L. K., & Jois, S. N. (2021) · Advances in psychology, mental health, and behavioral studies (APMHBS) book series · doi:10.4018/978-1-7998-8682-2.ch018 · Cited by 1
What Bias Management Can Learn From Change Management? Utilizing Change Framework to Review and Explore Bias Strategies
Nguyen-Phuong-Mai, M. (2021) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2021.644145 · Cited by 2
Does native country turmoil predict immigrant workers’ honesty in markets?
Shohfi, T., & White, R. M. (2022) · Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization · doi:10.1016/j.jebo.2022.02.020 · Cited by 1
Integrating Buddhist practices and principles into mental health settings: a mixed method investigation
Shonin, E. (2015) · Nottingham Trent University's Institutional Repository (Nottingham Trent Repository) · Cited by 1
Navigating Motivation: A Semantic and Subjective Atlas of 7 MotivesPreprint
Chierchia, G., Przyrembel, M., Lesemann, F. H. P., Bosworth, S., Snower, D. J., & Singer, T. (2018) · PsyArXiv (OSF Preprints) · doi:10.31234/osf.io/wjhmq · Cited by 3
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Beliefs About Action Efficacy Mediate The Relationship Between Self-Concept Clarity And Compassionate ActionPreprint
Perrykkad, K., Sherwell, C. S., Kirby, J. N., & Hohwy, J. (2022) · doi:10.31234/osf.io/7twj4 · Cited by 1
Altruism
Tait, V. R. (2023) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-3-031-17125-3_502-1 · Cited by 1
Altruism
Tait, V. R. (2024) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-3-031-48129-1_502 · Cited by 1
Chaplaincy for the caregiver: Compassion training for hospice volunteers in a rural setting
Ashland, J. E. (2015)
Compassion in Mental Health
Al‐Awabdeh, E. (2015) · Middle East Journal of Nursing · doi:10.5742/mejn.2015.92617
“Leiberg, Klimecki, and Singer (2011) conducted their study to examine the effect of compassion training on pro-social behavior (a pervasive aspect of human life which means cooperate with others and help them when they are in need).”
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A Dialogical-Self Narrative: Meanings of Inclusiveness between Disability, Design and Theology
Timofte, L. (2013) · OCAD University Open Research Repository (OCAD University)
IMPROVED BRAIN FUNCTION FROM MEDITATION FOLLOWING AN AWARENESS TRAINING PROGR AMME IN SPIRITUAL MEDICINE (ATPi SM)
M, J. M., Khatri, N., & Jamadar, P. (2015) · Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences · doi:10.14260/jemds/2015/1286
W poszukiwaniu istoty empatii. Wnioski z przeglądu badań neuronaukowych i ich praktyczne implikacje
Kucwaj, H. (2017) · Rocznik Kognitywistyczny · doi:10.4467/20843895rk.16.005.6411
Seeking Understanding on the Issue of Happiness: A Hermeneutic Literature Review
Petersen, M. (2017) · Tuwhera (Auckland University of Technology)
COMPASSION: CAN SERVICE LEARNING MAKE A DIFFERENCE, AND IF SO, HOW?
Goldberg, E. (2018) · Digital Commons - URI (University of Rhode Island) · doi:10.23860/diss-goldberg-edward-2018
“In that study Leiberg, Klimecki, and Singer (2011) found that compassionate behavior was stimulated by compassion training.”
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Socratic Seminar in the Basic English Community College Classroom
Aman, R. (2018) · doi:10.7916/d8rn4r92
“…to decreased aggression among school children; Seppala, Rossomando, and Doty (2013), who make the connection between social connection and empathy; Leiberg, Klimecki, and Singer (2011), whose study saw a connection between compassion and prosocial behavior; and Gilbert (2004), who focused upon…”
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COMPASSION AND WELL-BEING: THE EFFECTS OF AN ONLINE FILMMEDIATED COMPASSION EDUCATION ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
Tendhar, T. (2019) · doi:10.23860/diss-tendhar-thupten-2019
Psychotherapy for Adolescents: Mindfulness and Compassion in Individual and Group Settings
Klauser, N., & Steinebach, P. (2019) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-3-030-25513-8_14
COMPASSION-FOCUSED THERAPY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH ANTENATAL MENTAL HEALTH DIFFICULTIES: A HERMENEUTIC SINGLE-CASE EFFICACY DESIGN (HSCED) SERIES
Author, U. (2019) · Lincoln Repository (University of Lincoln) · doi:10.24385/lincoln.24326158

Authors: Leiberg, S., Klimecki, O., & Singer, T.
Affiliations: University of Zurich (CH)
Corresponding author: Leiberg, Susanne
ORCID: Leiberg, Susanne
Klimecki, Olga
Singer, Tania
Venue: PLoS ONE
Publisher: Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Published: 2011-03-09
Volume: 6
Issue: 3
Pages: e17798
ISSN: 1932-6203 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0017798
PMC: PMC3052380
OpenAlex: W1973616877
Cited by: 442
References: 69
Citations by year: 2026: 13 · 2025: 27 · 2024: 23 · 2023: 28 · 2022: 42 · 2021: 35 · 2020: 36 · 2019: 38 · 2018: 34 · 2017: 43 · 2016: 28 · 2015: 38 · 2014: 21 · 2013: 20 · 2012: 15
FWCI: 19.63
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: gold
doi.org
Licence: cc-by
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (unspecified)
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Funders: National Science Foundation (FP7/2007-2013)
Mind and Life Institute
Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung (FP7/2007-2013)
Universität Zürich
FP7 Ideas: European Research Council (205557)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies
Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
Keywords: compassion training, prosocial behavior, helping behavior, reciprocity, memory training, individual differences, practice duration, helping strangers
MeSH terms: Adolescent, Adult, Analysis of Variance, Empathy, Female, Games, Experimental, Helping Behavior, Humans, Memory, Social Behavior, Time Factors, Young Adult

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