Loving‐Kindness Meditation and Empathy: A Wellness Group Intervention for Counseling Students
Journal of Counseling & Development June 9, 2016 Monica Leppma, Mark E. Young 73 citations
The effect of a 6‐week loving‐kindness meditation (LKM) on the multidimensional empathy of 103 master's‐level counseling students was evaluated, in addition to the correlation between reported levels of time spent meditating and empathy. Statistical analyses indicated that participants who received the LKM intervention experienced gains in dimensions of empathy. A significant relationship...