Research in healthcare settings suggests compassion training can:
- Reduce mind wandering
- Improve caring behavior toward oneself
- Decrease anxiety
- The desire to regulate emotions (down-regulate negative or up-regulate positive) reduced. In other words, the use of emotion suppression decreased whereas acceptance increased.
The above results are highlights from these 3 scientific studies of the Stanford Compassion Cultivation Training program
- Randomized controlled trial of CCT and enhancing compassion, 2012 full paper
- CCT study on mindfulness, affect and emotion regulation published in 2013, full paper
- Study on CCT and mind wandering published 2015, full paper
Where are compassion training courses happening?
Here are just a few healthcare providers offering compassion training to staff and patients:
