The Development of Empathic Skill: A Study
Abstract
Two conditions for the development of empathy skill, compatible with social work curricula and staff development programs, were tested in a pretest-post test design. Empathy skill was operationalized using a videotape of client-worker interviews coupled with a fixed response questionnaire. The first condition, an experiential-didactic course, produced no significant change in empathy. The second condition, a structured meditation experience, produced significant change but not beyond controls. Positive change in empathy scores significantly correlated with blind-ranked levels of meditation attainment. Scores of subjects exposed to the two conditions combined are compared with results of other studies. Limitations and implications are discussed.
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Almost all (7 out of 8) studies examined the relationship between amount of home practice/meditation adherence and prosocial outcomes; 5 found greater meditation practice correlated with greater prosocial outcomes and 2 found no significant correlation.
“Almost all (7 out of 8) examined the relationship between amount of home practice/meditation adherence and pro-social outcomes: 5 found that greater meditation practice was correlated with greater pro-social outcomes (Jazaieri et al., 2013; Keefe, 1979; Rosenberg et al., 2015; Velásquez et al., 2015; Wallmark et al., 2013) and 2 found no significant correlation (Kemeny et la., 2012; Mascaro et al.”
From A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of the Effects of Meditation on Empathy, Compassion, and Prosocial Behaviors (2018) · cites this paper as Keefe, 1979
Three low-risk studies did not find support for subjective improvements.
“Three low-risk studies did not find support for subjective improvements (Kang et al., 2014; Keefe, 1979; Rosenberg et al., 2015).”
From A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of the Effects of Meditation on Empathy, Compassion, and Prosocial Behaviors (2018) · cites this paper as Keefe, 1979
Greater meditation practice is associated with greater improvements.
“Amount of meditation practice may play a role in a dose-response relationship, with reports of greater practice associated with greater improvements (Jazaieri et al., 2013; Keefe, 1979; Oman et al., 2010; Rosenberg et al., 2015; Shapiro et al., 1998; Velásquez et al., 2015; Wallmark et al., 2013).”
From A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of the Effects of Meditation on Empathy, Compassion, and Prosocial Behaviors (2018) · cites this paper as Keefe, 1979
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- Authors
- Keefe, T.
- Affiliations
- University of Northern Iowa (US)
- Corresponding author
- Keefe, Thomas
- Venue
- Journal of Education for Social Work
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 1979-04
- Volume
- 15
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 30-37
- ISSN
- 0022-0612 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2037655404
- Cited by
- 18
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2023: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2015: 1
- FWCI
- 0.44
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Education for Social Work (publishedVersion)
- UNI ScholarWorks (University of Northern Iowa) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Empathy and Medical Education
- Social Sciences › Public Administration › Social Work Education and Practice
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Keywords
- empathy, meditation, social work education, employee development
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