The Pilot Study on the Effect of a Compassion-Based Program on Gifted Junior High School Students’ Emotional Styles, Self-Compassion, Empathy, and Well-Being

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ID22046492
AuthorsMin-Ying Tsai (0000-0001-9637-9091, National Pingtung University, corresponding author)
Year2024
Volume14
Issue10
Pages1058
Publication date2024-09-27
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEducation Sciences (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2227-7102 • E-ISSN: 2227-7102
PublisherMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/educsci14101058
OpenAlexW4402923778
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited20

This study investigated the impact of compassion-based programs on gifted students’ emotional style, self-compassion, empathy, and well-being. The study conducted a quasi-experimental study of 30 academically gifted junior high school students in the eighth grade in Taiwan. Seventeen students were in the experimental group, and 13 were in the control group. The study adopted an emotional style scale, a self-compassion scale, an empathy scale, and a well-being scale. Covariance analysis was used to analyze the data. The results found that the students in the experimental group scored significantly higher than the students in the control group on some subscales and total scores of four tests in part. Students also learned more about themselves, identified and adjusted cognitive patterns, communicative skills, and so on, based on their feedback. The results provide some suggestions about future curriculum design, instruction, and counseling based on positive psychology

Compassion · Developmental psychology · Empathy · Mathematics education · Mindfulness · Psychotherapist · Self-compassion · Education and Learning Interventions · Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation · Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions · Psychology · Social Psychology

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