Development of Compassion in Adulthood

This longitudinal prospective project examines what kind of factors affect compassion and its development in adulthood.

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University of Oulu

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Project description

This longitudinal prospective project examines what kind of factors affect compassion and its development in adulthood.

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Publications (selected)

Saarinen, A. I., Keltikangas-Järvinen, L., Lehtimäki, T., Jula, A., Cloninger, C. R. & Hintsanen, M. (2020). Somatic complaints in early adulthood predict the developmental course of compassion into middle age. Journal of psychosomatic research, 131, p. 109942. doi:10.1016/j.jpsychores.2020.109942

Saarinen, A., Keltikangas-Järvinen, L., Cloninger, C. R., Veijola, J., Elovainio, M., Lehtimäki, T., Raitakari, O. & Hintsanen, M. (2019). The relationship of dispositional compassion for others with depressive symptoms over a 15-year prospective follow-up. Journal of affective disorders, 250, pp. 354-362. doi:10.1016/j.jad.2019.03.029

Saarinen, A. I. L., Keltikangas-Järvinen, L., Pulkki-Råback, L., Cloninger, C. R., Elovainio, M., Lehtimäki, T., Raitakari, O. & Hintsanen, M. (2019). The relationship of dispositional compassion with well-being: A study with a 15-year prospective follow-up. The journal of positive psychology, pp. 1-15. doi:10.1080/17439760.2019.1663251