Vulnerability, compassion meditation and well-being

Community-Based Participatory Research

Dados Bibliográficos

ID4829016
AutoresFlávia Cristiane Kolchraiber (0000-0003-0686-9092, Universidade Federal de São Paulo), Luiza Hiromi Tanaka (0000-0003-4344-1116, Universidade Federal de São Paulo), Losang Tenzin Negi (0000-0002-7576-7738, Emory University), Lobsang Tenzin Negi (Emory University), Rafaela Lopes Dos Santos Nunes (0000-0002-5369-6211, Instituto Brasileiro Estudos Apoio Comunitário Queiroz Filho, Brasil), Elizabeth Santos De Souza (0000-0002-9698-028X, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)), Káren Mendes Jorge De Souza (0000-0002-5563-1569, Universidade Federal de São Paulo)
Ano2025
Volume35
Fascículo1
Data de publicação2025-01-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoPhysis Revista de Saúde Coletiva (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0103-7331 • E-ISSN: 1809-4481
EditoraFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/s0103-73312025350114en
OpenAlexW4408530247
SCIELO_PIDS0103-73312025000100507
IdiomaEN
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Objective: To understand and assess the effects of Cognitive-Based Compassion Training (CBCT(R)) in promoting collective well-being on the outskirts. Method: This is participatory action research with socially vulnerable population in São Paulo, Brazil. Qualitative data from the community-based participant research (CBPR) model, rounds of conversation (n=41), evaluation work plan (n=18), participant observation and quantitative institutional reports were analyzed with WebQDA(R) and Excel(R), respectively. Results: Women (93%), black (78%), mean age of 37 years, living on the outskirts (73%) participated. Directly, the intervention benefited 11,390 people and, indirectly, 43,282. Categories analyzed were: Structural oppressions and individual autonomy; (Self-)care generates collective empowerment; Action-reflection-action process for (trans)formation; Emotional literacy as a human right; and Practices of (self-)care and social justice. Conclusion: CBCT(R) promoted positive effects on well-being in the collective dimension. The critical-reflective methodology promoted community engagement and emotional literacy, contributing to social equity appreciation

Archaeology · Citizen journalism · Community-based participatory research · Compassion · Computer security · Environmental ethics · Geography · Meditation · Participatory action research · Political science · Sociology · Vulnerability (computing · Anthropology · Computer Science · Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions · Philosophy · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health