From disconnection to compassion: a phenomenological exploration of embodied empathy in a face-to-face interaction
This study suggests a shift in empathy research by proposing moving from a traditional binary view (distress and compassion) to a nuanced framework identifying four distinct and holistic embodied experiences.
Authors
- Ausiàs Cebolla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3456-9743)
- David Martínez‐Pernía (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2830-7920)
- Alejandro Troncoso (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3149-6040)
- Antonia Zepeda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0050-0374)
- Catherine I. Andreu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2402-0252)
- Vicente Soto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3494-4213)
- Ellen Riquelme
- Sissi Fuentealba
Institutions
- Universitat de València (ES)
- Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (ES)
- Adolfo Ibáñez University (CL)
- Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ES)
- Spanish Biomedical Research Centre in Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition (ES)
- Metropolitan University of Educational Sciences (CL)
- Center for Research in Molecular Medicine and Chronic Diseases (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Psychology
- Published
- 2025-05-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1522701
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Empathy and Medical Education
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.94
Funders
- Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo