The effects of short video app-guided loving-kindness meditation on college students’ mindfulness, self-compassion, positive psychological capital, and suicide ideation

Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica

Research

Kan Wu¹  Hao Chen²  XiaoGang Gong³  Chia-Yih Liu⁴  Wen-Ko Chiou⁵  Chao Liu⁶  Ayuan Zhang⁷ 

[1] Business Analytics Research Center, Chang Gung University, 33302, Taoyuan, Taiwan;Business Analytics Research Center, Chang Gung University, 33302, Taoyuan, Taiwan;School of Film Television & Communication, Xiamen University of Technology, Xiamen, China;College of Special Education, 100101, Beijing, China;Department of Psychiatry, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan;Department of Psychiatry, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan;Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Ming Chi University of Technology, New Taipei, Taiwan;Department of Industrial Design, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan;School of Journalism and Communication, Hua Qiao University, 361021, Xiamen, China;Business Analytics Research Center, Chang Gung University, 33302, Taoyuan, Taiwan;Teachers College, Beijing Union University, 100101, Beijing, China;

关键词: Short video app;    Loving-kindness meditation;    Mindfulness;    Self-compassion;    Positive psychological capital;    Suicide ideation;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s41155-023-00276-w

 received in 2023-08-12, accepted in 2023-10-18,  发布年份 2023

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

ObjectiveThe study investigated the effects of a short video app guided loving-kindness meditation (LKM) on college students’ mindfulness, self-compassion, positive psychological capital, and suicide ideation. The purpose of the study is to investigate the intervention effect of LKM training on suicidal ideation among college students with the help of the short video application and to provide an empirical basis for the exploration of early suicide intervention strategies for college students.MethodsWe recruited 80 college students from a university in China. The final 74 eligible participants were divided into two groups: app use group (n = 37) and the control group (n = 37). The app group accepted an 8-week app use interference, while the control group underwent no interference. We measured four major variable factors (mindfulness, self-compassion, positive psychological capital, and suicide ideation) before and after the app use intervention.ResultsIn the app group, self-compassion and positive psychological capital were significantly higher, and suicide ideation was significantly lower than the control group. In the control group, there were no noticeable differences in any of the four variables between the pre-test and post-test.ConclusionsOur findings demonstrate that the short video app guided LKM may help to improve self-compassion, and positive psychological capital, and reduce suicide ideation. The finding of the short video app-guided LKM’s effect extends our understanding of the integrative effects of positive psychology and digital media on the reduction of suicide ideation.

【 授权许可】

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