THE EFFECT OF LOVING-KINDNESS MEDITATION INTERVENTION ON SELF-COMPASSION IN TEACHERS OF CHILDREN WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES
Silvia Theresia, Sri Tiatri
International Journal of Application on Social Science and Humanities May 22, 2023 DOI: 10.24912/ijassh.v1i2.26393 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Quasi-experimental study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 20 |
| Population | Teachers of children with intellectual disabilities at a special school in Ciledug, Tangerang |
| Intervention | Loving-Kindness Meditation |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Key findings | Loving-Kindness Meditation intervention significantly increased self-compassion in teachers of children with intellectual disabilities at the 10% significance level. |
Abstract
Failure or unpleasant events can happen at any time, to anyone. In responding to negative events experienced, some individuals respond positively, some negatively. Previous research has shown that a negative response to failure and painful experiences is a picture of low self-compassion that can cause individuals to underestimate themselves, experience depression, and isolate themselves. In other studies, it is said that a person's self-compassion can be increased through appropriate coping. A Loving-Kindness Meditation (LKM) is one of the coping techniques or methods which is concluded to be able to increase individual self-compassion. In this quasi-experimental study, the focus of the researcher was to conduct an intervention on the participants to see whether the LKM was effective in increasing the participants' self-compassion. This research was conducted at a special school "X" in Ciledug, Tangerang, involving 20 teachers of children with intellectual disabilities (ID) as participants. The sampling technique used was the purposive sampling technique. The processing data using a different test pre-test and post-test with the help of the SPSS program. The results of the study note that the t-count produced is -1.948 with a p-value of 0.083. As the p-value (0.083) < significance level (alpha = 10%), it means that at the 10% level of significance there is a significant difference between the pre-test and post-test scores in the experimental group (EG). Therefore, it can be concluded that the LKM intervention is effective in increasing self-compassion in teachers of children with ID.
Comparable studies
Other experimental studies on meditation, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| The benefits of being present: Mindfulness and its role in psychological well-being. Cancer patients (clinical intervention study) | 2003 | Mixed methods: scale development, correlational, quasi-experimental, laboratory, experience-sampling, and clinical intervention study | |
| Loving-kindness meditation increases social connectedness. | 2008 | Controlled laboratory experiment | |
| Mindfulness and mind-wandering: Finding convergence through opposing constructs. | 2012 | Two studies: correlational study and experimental study | |
| Mental Training Enhances Attentional Stability: Neural and Behavioral Evidence | 2009 | Experimental study | |
| Mindfulness meditation and substance use in an incarcerated population. Incarcerated population | 2006 | Quasi-experimental with treatment-as-usual control condition |
Citations in the library
Cites 4
- Loving-kindness and compassion meditation: potential for psychological interventions. Clinical Psychology Review July 26, 2011
- Loving-Kindness Meditation Promotes Mental Health in University Students Mindfulness May 2, 2020
- Effect of Seminar on Compassion on student self-compassion, mindfulness and well-being: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of American College Health March 22, 2018
- Training Emotion Cultivates Morality: How Loving-Kindness Meditation Hones Compassion and Increases Prosocial Behavior. Journal of Religion and Health December 1, 2015