J Korean Acad Soc Nurs Educ.  2020 Aug;26(3):311-321. 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 JH
• Park HS

• KMID: 2507671
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5977/jkasne.2020.26.3.311

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.

Keyword

Nursing students; Meditation; Empathy; Emotions; Psychological stress; 간호대학생; 명상; 공감; 정서; 스트레스