Fehr B., Sprecher S., Underwood L.G. (Eds.) The Science of Compassionate Love: Theory, Research, and Applications

Blackwell Publishing Ltd., Wiley & Sons, UK, 2009. — 472 p. — ISBN: 1405153946.The Science of Compassionate Love is an interdisciplinary volume that presents cutting-edge scholarship on the topics of altruism and compassionate love. The book
- Adopts a social science approach to understanding compassionate love
- Emphasizes positive features of social interaction
- Encourages the appropriate expression of compassionate love both to those in intimate relationships and to strangers
- Includes articles by distinguished contributors from the fields of Psychology, Sociology, Communication Studies, Family Studies, Epidemiology, Medicine and Nursing
- Is ideal for workshops on compassionate love, Positive Psychology, and creating constructive interactions between health professionals and patientsDefinitions, Theory, and Measurement
Compassionate Love: A Framework for Research
Compassionate Love: Conceptual, Measurement, and Relational Issues
Measuring Prosocial Behavior, Altruism, and Compassionate Love on US Television
The Sociodemographics of Compassionate Love
Loving and Caring in the United States: Trends and Correlates of Empathy, Altruism, and Related Constructs
Compassionate Motivation and Compassionate Acts across the Adult Life Course: Evidence from US National Studies
Compassionate Love in Close Relationships
Empathy and Compassionate Love in Early Childhood: Development and Family Influence
Compassionate Love in Early Marriage
Compassionate Love for Non-Close Others
A Behavioral Systems Perspective on Compassionate Love
Compassionate Acts: Motivations for and Correlates of Volunteerism among Older Adults
Compassionate Love for Individuals in Other Social Groups
Compassionate Love in Health Care and Other Caregiving Contexts
Compassionate Family Caregiving in the Light and Shadow of Death
Compassionate Clinicians: Exemplary Care in Hospital Settings
Caregiving in Sociocultural Context
Compassionate Love in an Intercultural Context
Testing Aspects of Compassionate Love in a Sample of Indonesian Adolescents
Commentary
Compassionate Love: Concluding Reflections