ERIC Number: ED577814
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 107
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ISBN: 978-0-3550-9261-5
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Mindfulness, Empathy, and Intercultural Sensitivity amongst Undergraduate Students
Menardo, Dayne Arvin
ProQuest LLC, Psy.D. Dissertation, Alliant International University
This study examined the relationships amongst mindfulness, empathy, and intercultural sensitivity. Non-parametric analysis were conducted through Spearman and Hayes's PROCESS bootstrapping to examine the relationship between mindfulness and intercultural sensitivity, and whether empathy mediates the relationship between mindfulness and intercultural sensitivity. Empathy is multidimensional and was conceptualized through two components and their respective subscales: perspective-taking (cognitive component) and empathic concern (affective component). College and university students 18 years and older (N = 148), recruited through Amazon Mechanical Turk (mTurk), completed an online questionnaire with self-report measures to assess levels of mindfulness (Mindful Attention Awareness Scale; Brown & Ryan, 2003); cognitive perspective-taking empathy (Davis Interpersonal Reactivity Index; Davis, 1980, 1983); affective or emotional empathy as empathic concern (Davis Interpersonal Reactivity Index); and intercultural communication sensitivity (Intercultural Sensitivity Scale; Chen & Starosta, 2000). Dispositional mindfulness was significantly positively correlated with intercultural sensitivity, such that higher levels of mindfulness indicated higher levels of intercultural sensitivity. The cognitive component of empathy, perspective-taking, was found to partially mediate the relationship between mindfulness and intercultural sensitivity. The affective component of empathy, empathic concern, appeared to partially mediate the relationship, but its effect was found to be insignificant and bootstrapping indicated that the null hypothesis could not be rejected. Implications for future research, cultural training programs, and clinical practice are discussed. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com.bibliotheek.ehb.be/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
Descriptors: Correlation, Metacognition, Empathy, Cultural Awareness, Perspective Taking, College Students, Online Surveys, Questionnaires, Attention, Emotional Response, Nonparametric Statistics
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Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Interpersonal Reactivity Index
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