ASU Electronic Theses and Dissertations
This collection includes most of the ASU Theses and Dissertations from 2011 to present. ASU Theses and Dissertations are available in downloadable PDF format; however, a small percentage of items are under embargo. Information about the dissertations/theses includes degree information, committee members, an abstract, supporting data or media.
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- Roberto, Anthony
- 1 Arizona State University
- 1 Guerrero, Laura
- 1 Millsap, Roger
- 1 Ramos Salazar, Leslie
- 1 English
- 1 Public
- Communication
- COMPASSION SCALE
- 1 COMPASSION
- 1 COMPASSIONATE COMMUNICATION
- 1 EXPLORATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS
- 1 PSYCHOMETRICS
- 1 Quantitative psychology and psychometrics
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- 1 SOCIAL SKILLS
- Dwarf Galaxies as Laboratories of Protogalaxy Physics: Canonical Star Formation Laws at Low Metallicity
- Evolutionary Genetics of CORL Proteins
- Social Skills and Executive Functioning in Children with PCDH-19
- Deep Domain Fusion for Adaptive Image Classification
- Software Defined Pulse-Doppler Radar for Over-The-Air Applications: The Joint Radar-Communications Experiment
The purpose of this dissertation was to develop a Compassionate Communication Scale (CCS) by conducting a series of studies. The first study used qualitative data to identify and develop initial scale items. A series of follow-up studies used exploratory factor analysis to investigate the underlying structure of the CCS. A three-factor structure emerged, which included: Compassionate conversation, such as listening, letting the distressed person disclose feelings, and making empathetic remarks; compassionate touch, such as holding someone's hand or patting someone's back; and compassionate messaging, such as posting an encouraging message on a social networking site or sending a sympathetic email. …
- Contributors
- Ramos Salazar, Leslie, Guerrero, Laura, Roberto, Anthony, et al.
- Created Date
- 2013