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by W. David Hoisington, Ph.D.
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The development of any scale to measure compassion rests on the definition of compassion and how it develops. Click to see the "Theory of Compassion Development"
(2008). Developmental levels of conceptions of compassion in ethical decision-making of Western Buddhist practitioners. Journal of Adult Development, 16(1),
p. 1-12.
p. 1-12.
This is one of the few research papers that suggests compassion might be a spectral phenomenon. Which is in keeping with the "Theory of Compassion Development".
Hacker, Thomas (2008). The relational compassion scale: development and validation of a new self rated scale for the assessment of self-other compassion. D Clin Psy thesis, University of Glasgow
(2009). Measuring the immeasurables: Development and intitial validation of self-other four immeasurables (SOFI) based on Buddhist teaching of loving kindness, compassion, joy and equanimity. Social Indicators Research, 92(1),
p. 169-181.
p. 169-181.
(1995). Instrumental Caring Inventory: The development of an instrument measuring caring as a three-dimensional construct. Disertation Abstracts International, p. 55.
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