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The case for mindfulness-based approaches in the cultivation of empathy: Does nonjudgmental, present-moment awareness increase capacity for perspective-taking and empathic concern?
Journal of Marital and Family Therapy
Short Title: The case for mindfulness-based approaches in the cultivation of empathy
Format: Journal Article
Publication Year: 2007
Pages: 501–516
Sources ID: 21509
Visibility: Private
Abstract: (Show)

Empathic responding, most notably perspective-taking and empathic concern, has important implications for interpersonal functioning. While empathy training approaches have received some support for a variety of populations, few extant interventions have targeted empathic responding in couples. Mindfulness- and acceptance-based behavioral approaches, for couples as a unit and/or for individual family members/partners, are proposed as an adjunct to empathy training interventions. Preliminary findings suggest that the viability of these interventions for increasing empathic responding should be further investigated, and specific suggestions for this line of research are offered.

Subjects: 
Psychology and Contemplation
Cognition and Contemplation
Science and Contemplation
Contemplation by Applied Subject