A revised short version of the compassionate love scale for humanity (CLS-H-SF): evidence from item response theory analyses and validity testing

Abstract Background Compassionate love is defined as awareness and understanding of one’s suffering, connecting with the distress, and being emotionally and cognitively moved to alleviate suffering. The Compassionate Love Scale for Humanity (CLS-H) was developed to measure compassion towards strange...

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Main Authors: Francesca Chiesi, Chloe Lau, Donald H. Saklofske
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:BMC Psychology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40359-020-0386-9