SynthesisFrontiers in psychology2022
Effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions on empathy: A meta-analysis.
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- Impact of an online mindfulness-based program on wellbeing and trait mindfulness for research postgraduate students: a randomized-controlled trial.BMC psychology · 2025Trial
- Examining the Effects of a Brief, Fully Self-Guided Mindfulness Ecological Momentary Intervention on Empathy and Theory-of-Mind for Generalized Anxiety Disorder: Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mental health · 2024Trial
- Effects of a Yoga Exercise Program on Cognitive Distortion, Communication Skills, Intolerance of Uncertainty, and Psychological Characteristics Among Probationary Employees.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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- Predictors of burnout and secondary traumatic stress in medical oncologists: the role of empathy and dispositional mindfulness.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- Therapeutic modulation of empathy: pharmacological, neurostimulation, and behavioral approaches.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Review
- The Effect of a Mindfulness-Based Class on Mindfulness, Achievement Emotions, Emotion Regulation, and Empathy in Nursing Students.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2025Article
- Effects of a classical music meditation program on metacognitive awareness and empathy: a simple mediation model informed by Buddhist mindfulness theory.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Mindfulness training in medical education as a means to improve resilience, empathy, and mental health in the medical profession.World journal of psychiatry · 2024Article
- The Effectiveness of Mindfulness in the Treatment of Methamphetamine Addiction Symptoms: Does Neuroplasticity Play a Role?Brain sciences · 2024Review
- Effects of empathy on the bidirectional relationships between problematic smartphone use and aggression among secondary school students: a moderated network approach.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- Resilience and empathy in pharmacy interns: Insights from a three-year cohort study.Exploratory research in clinical and social pharmacy · 2023Article
- The relationship between mindfulness and empathy with the oxytocinergic system in persons with schizophrenia spectrum disorders - A proof-of-concept randomized controlled trial (OXYGEN).International journal of clinical and health psychology : IJCHPArticle
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Abstract
Empathy is essential for human survival and social interaction. Although mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) have been used to improve empathy in healthy populations, its therapeutic efficacy remains unknown. This study aims to investigate the therapeutic effects of MBIs on empathy in a healthy population and the potential factors affecting the efficacy of MBIs. The literature search focused on PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, and CNKI from inception to September 2022. Randomized controlled trials and quasi-experimental studies reporting the effects of using MBIs on empathy in healthy populations were included. A total of 13 studies were included in this review. Results of the meta-analysis showed that MBIs improved empathy (SMD, 0.372, 95% CI, 0.164-0.579,
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