The effect of a loving-kindness and compassion meditation program on the empathy, emotion, and stress of nursing college students
10.5977/jkasne.2020.26.3.311
- Author:
Jeong-Hui NAM
1
;
Hyun-Sook PARK
Author Information
1. Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, Pohang University
- Publication Type:Original Article
- From:Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education
2020;26(3):311-321
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:0
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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.
