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http://dx.doi.org/10.5977/jkasne.2020.26.3.311

The effect of a loving-kindness and compassion meditation program on the empathy, emotion, and stress of nursing college students  

Nam, Jeong-Hui (Department of Nursing, Pohang University)
Park, Hyun-Sook (College of Nursing, The Research Institute of Nursing Science, Daegu Catholic University)
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The Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education / v.26, no.3, 2020 , pp. 311-321 More about this Journal
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.
Keywords
Nursing students; Meditation; Empathy; Emotions; Psychological stress;
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