Table 1. Interview questions.

1. Can you tell me what the term compassion means to you?

2. Can you talk about your understanding of self-compassion? (giving yourself compassion: explain to this if participants are not familiar with the term self-compassion)

3. I would like you to think about one or two occasions when a loved one was going through a tough time or difficult situation. (this could be a family member or a close friend) Can you tell me if you showed compassion towards them? Could you tell me why (or why not)? Can you tell me the things that you did or said to them? What were your feelings and thoughts towards them? And then afterwards…. How did your words and actions affect them? How about you? Was there an impact on you? How did it make you feel? Were there any consequences for you and your life? If the same thing happened again, would you do and say the same things? If so, why/if not, why not? Are there any factors that facilitate or help you to be compassionate towards others? Are there any barriers that make it difficult to be compassionate towards others? Repeat for CFO and SC accordingly.