At Balanced Minds we’re interested in compassion, and in the idea of the flows of compassion – to others, from others and to ourselves. Recent research has found that when we’re able to receive compassion from others that this is associated with a wide range of psychological benefits, including lower levels of shame and self-criticism, as well as higher wellbeing and self-worth.
But when it comes to receiving compassion to others, how able do you feel you are in doing this? When you’re going through difficulties and are feeling distress, how able do you feel to seek out and receive kindness, care and compassion from others? If you’d like to learn more about this, take our short test to find out!
Note: None of your data or responses to the questionnaire will be identifiable, stored, used or processed by us in any way
This questionnaire is based upon the Compassion Engagement and Action Scale (Gilbert et al. 2017, “The development of compassionate engagement and action scales for self and others.” Journal of Compassionate Health Care 4.1, 1-24).
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Your scores are in the LOW range
Well done for completing this questionnaire. Your scores were in the lower range, which might suggest that you might find it difficult to receive compassion from other people. Although lots of people find it difficult to receive compassion from others, we know that this is associated with lower levels of well being, self-compassion and happiness, and higher levels of shame, self-criticism and psychological distress.
If this is the case, it might be helpful to consider ways to increase your ability to receive compassion from others, and we’ve got some options that might be helpful:
Your scores are in the AVERAGE range
Well done for completing this questionnaire. Your scores were in the average range, which suggest that your ability to receive compassion from others is similar to people in the general population. Given that research has found that receiving compassion from others can have such a positive effect on our lives, it might be worth considering how to boost your this compassion muscle! At Balanced Minds, we’ve got some options that might be helpful:
Your scores are in the HIGH range
Well done for completing this questionnaire. Your scores were in the high range, which suggest that your ability to receive compassion from others is very good. Given that research has found that receiving compassion from others can have such a positive effect on our lives, it might be worth considering how to maintain this level! At Balanced Minds, we’ve got some options that might be helpful:
