The Science of Compassionate Love: Theory, Research, and Applications [Paperback]

• 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 patients

Part I: Definitions, Theory, and Measurement.

1. Compassionate Love: A Framework for Research: Lynn G. Underwood (Hiram College).

2. Compassionate Love: Conceptual, Measurement, and Relational Issues: Beverley Fehr (University of Winnipeg) and Susan Sprecher (Illinois State University).

3. Measuring Prosocial Behavior, Altruism, and Compassionate Love on US Television: Stacy L. Smith (University of Southern California), Sandi W. Smith (Michigan State University), Katherine M. Pieper (University of Southern California), Edward Downs (Penn State University), Jina H. Yoo (University of Missouri St. Louis), Becka Bowden (Michigan Bankers Association), Amber Ferris (Kent State University), and Matthew C. Butler (Office of Health and Human Services, State of Michigan).

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