Effects of Cognitively Based Compassion Training in the outskirts: A mixed study
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.5691.3575Keywords:
Empathy; Meditation; Social Vulnerability; Complementary Therapies; Health Promotion; Community Participation.Abstract
Objective: to analyze the effects of Cognitively Based Compassion
Training (CBCT®) among people in situations of social vulnerability.
Method: a mixed, sequential and transformative study with the same
QUAL→QUAN weight. Focus Groups were applied at the beginning
(n=24) and three months (n=11) after CBCT®, to understand the
participants’ knowledge about emotions, (self)care and stress
situations. Content analysis was performed in the WebQDA software.
The participants (n=65) were randomized into control (n=31) and
intervention (n=34) to assess self-compassion, perceived stress,
and positive and negative affects at three time moments. The mixed
factorial ANOVA analysis considered within-participants (time) and
between-participants (place and group) factors. Results: mean
age (37), female gender (88%), single (51%) and black-skinned
people (77%). The following thematic categories emerged before the
course: “Reducing others’ suffering as a bridge to conscious self-care”
and “Social vulnerability as a potentiator of low emotional literacy”.
Subsequently, self-compassion and awareness of the mental states
for social activism. The quantitative analysis showed a significant
increase in self-compassion within-participants (p=0.003); group
factor (p<0.001); perceived stress reduction (p=0.013); negative
affects group factor (p=0.005); and increase in positive affects
(p<0.001) within-participants. Conclusion: CBCT®️ exerted a positive
effect on individual well-being and a positive impact on community
engagement to promote social well-being in the outskirts. Brazilian
Registry of Clinical Trials (RBR-3w744z.) in April 2019.
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