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THE EFFECT OF LOVING-KINDNESS MEDITATION ON EMPATHY, PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT, AND PROBLEM-SOLVING APPRAISAL IN COUNSELING STUDENTS
Title
THE EFFECT OF LOVING-KINDNESS MEDITATION ON EMPATHY, PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT, AND PROBLEM-SOLVING APPRAISAL IN COUNSELING STUDENTS.
Creator
Leppma, Monica, Young, Mark, University of Central Florida
Abstract / Description
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of a compassion-based meditation, known as loving-kindness meditation (LKM), as an intervention to positively affect empathy, perceived social support, and problem-solving appraisal in student counselors. This quasi-experimental study included 103 master's level counseling students enrolled in a large Southeastern university. The treatment consisted of six one-hour psychoeducational groups with a LKM component. The LKM intervention was...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of a compassion-based meditation, known as loving-kindness meditation (LKM), as an intervention to positively affect empathy, perceived social support, and problem-solving appraisal in student counselors. This quasi-experimental study included 103 master's level counseling students enrolled in a large Southeastern university. The treatment consisted of six one-hour psychoeducational groups with a LKM component. The LKM intervention was compared with a control group on the constructs of (a) multidimensional empathy (Interpersonal Reactivity Index ; Davis, 1980), (b) perceived social support (Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support ; Zimet, Dahlem, Zimet, & Farley, 1988), and (c) problem-solving appraisal (Problem Solving Inventory ; Heppner, 1988). Participants who received the LKM intervention experienced gains in the cognitive empathy subscales of Perspective Taking (treatment group effect size = .213; control group effect size = .006) and Fantasy (treatment group effect size = .173; control group effect size = .032) and in the affective empathy subscale of Emotional Concern (treatment group effect size = .115, control group effect size = .028). The treatment group also demonstrated a decrease in the affective empathy subscale of Personal Distress (treatment group effect size = .088, control group effect size = .080). The control group did not experience changes in Perspective Taking, Fantasy, Emotional Concern, or Personal Distress. Furthermore, there was no change in either the treatment or control group in perceived social support or problem-solving appraisal from pretest to posttest. In addition, this study examined the relationship between quantity of meditation time and the dependent variables of multidimensional empathy, perceived social support, and problem-solving appraisal. Participants who received the LKM intervention demonstrated a moderate positive correlation (Cohen, 1992) between quantity of meditation and Perspective Taking (Spearman's rank order correlation rs = .29). Implications for counselor education and directions for future research are discussed.
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Date Issued
2011
Identifier
CFE0003656, ucf:48813
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0003656
The Effects of a Loving-Kindness Meditation Intervention on Positive Emotions, Social Connectedness, and Problem Behaviors in Second and Third Grade Students.
Title
The Effects of a Loving-Kindness Meditation Intervention on Positive Emotions, Social Connectedness, and Problem Behaviors in Second and Third Grade Students.
Creator
Collinsmchugh, Doreen, Gill, Michele, Allen, Kay, Hutchinson, Cynthia, Young, Mark, University of Central Florida
Abstract / Description
Concerns about K-12 students' mental health and social, emotional, and ethical development have prompted some schools to implement programs designed to promote student well-being and healthy social and emotional functioning. Most of these programs are distinguished as social and emotional learning (SEL) programs and/or character education programs. Although there is growing empirical support for the potential of school-based mindfulness interventions to positively influence students' well...
Show moreConcerns about K-12 students' mental health and social, emotional, and ethical development have prompted some schools to implement programs designed to promote student well-being and healthy social and emotional functioning. Most of these programs are distinguished as social and emotional learning (SEL) programs and/or character education programs. Although there is growing empirical support for the potential of school-based mindfulness interventions to positively influence students' well-being, the number of school-based mindfulness studies is limited, and the majority of the investigations have focused on students' cognitive rather than affective capacities. Loving-Kindness Meditation (LKM), a mindfulness- and compassion-based practice, is garnering recent attention as an effective intervention for positively affecting numerous factors related to well-being. For instance, research has demonstrated LKM's effectiveness in enhancing positive emotions, empathy, and social connectedness, and improving problem behaviors in adult populations. Although LKM is a component of the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program, and a number of mindfulness-based school programs are MBSR- adapted, to date LKM has not been studied with children or youth populations. With this in mind, the purpose of this active comparison trial investigation was to examine the effects of a loving-kindness meditation intervention on positive emotions, empathy, social connection, and problem behaviors in second- and third- grade students. Findings suggest LKM may be more appropriately used in school settings as a sequential part of a comprehensive mindfulness program and introduced after a solid mindfulness practice has been established.
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Date Issued
2016
Identifier
CFE0006286, ucf:51584
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0006286