A cross-cultural exploration of compassion, and facilitators and inhibitors of compassion in UK and Sri Lankan people

[摘要] Background Practising compassion has shown to increase well-being and reduce distress in people across cultures. However, very little research has explored cultural differences in different facets of compassion with a dearth of research evident especially in the Asian context. Several inhibitors and facilitators of compassion have been identified although the nuances of cultural differences of these remain unexploited. This study aimed to discover cross-cultural similarities and differences of the levels of compassion, facilitators and inhibitors of compassion between Sri Lankan and UK people.

[学科分类] 化石学

[关键词] Compassion;cross-cultural;facilitators;inhibitors;society;Sri Lankan;UK