The effect of a loving-kindness and compassion meditation program on the empathy, emotion, and stress of nursing college students
Jeong-Hui Nam, Hyun-Sook Park
The Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education August 31, 2020 DOI: 10.5977/jkasne.2020.26.3.311 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Pre-posttest experimental design with a non-equivalent control group Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 39 |
| Population | Nursing college students |
| Intervention | loving-kindness and compassion meditation program |
| Duration | 8 weeks |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Key findings | The loving-kindness and compassion meditation program significantly improved empathy and reduced negative affect and perceived stress in nursing college students. |
Abstract
Purpose: This study examined the effects of a loving-kindness and compassion meditation program on the empathy, emotion, and stress of nursing college students.Methods: A pre-posttest experimental design with a non-equivalent control group was applied. The participants were 39 nursing college students (experimental group: 19, control group: 20). The loving-kindness and compassion meditation program for nursing college students took 8 weeks. Data was collected from February 2016 to March 2016, and was analyzed by Chi-square test and independent t-test using IBM SPSS/WIN 19.0.Results: The difference between the experiment group and control group was statistically significant in empathy, negative affect, and perceived stress.Conclusion: The results indicate that the loving-kindness and compassion meditation program was effective for empathy improvement and stress management of nursing college students.
Comparable studies
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|---|---|---|---|
| Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction in Relation to Quality of Life, Mood, Symptoms of Stress, and Immune Parameters in Breast and Prostate Cancer Outpatients Early-stage breast and prostate cancer patients | 2003 | Pre-post intervention study | n = 59 |
| Exploring self‐compassion and empathy in the context of mindfulness‐based stress reduction (MBSR) Community sample | 2010 | Pre-post intervention study | |
| Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Lowers Psychological Distress In Medical Students Second-year medical students | 2003 | Prospective nonrandomized cohort-controlled study | n = 302 |
| Intensive meditation training, immune cell telomerase activity, and psychological mediators. Retreat participants and matched controls | 2011 | Controlled trial with wait-list control group | n = 60 |
| The Effectiveness of Mindfulness Training for Children with ADHD and Mindful Parenting for their Parents Children aged 8-12 with ADHD and their parents | 2011 | Within-group waitlist controlled trial | n = 22 |
Citations in the library
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