ERIC Number: EJ1110615
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 11
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Nurturing Compassion Development among College Students: A Longitudinal Study
Plante, Thomas; Halman, Katherine
Journal of College and Character, v17 n3 p164-174 2016
Little research exists on the development of compassion among college undergraduates. This study tracks changes in compassion and identifies factors associated with these changes over the course of undergraduate students' college careers, from the time of admittance to the time of graduation. Compassion levels assessed at the point of college entrance accounted for 25% of the variance in compassion at the time of graduation. These findings provided evidence for the notion that compassion can continue to be cultivated once in college. Predictors such as diversity training, the frequency of religious service attendance, participation in community-based service-learning, political identification, and feeling valued as a member of the university community accounted for an additional 10% of the variance in compassion scores at the time of graduation. Results suggest that compassion development in college students may increase through the use of particular intentional educational experiences.
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Altruism, Longitudinal Studies, Attitude Change, Hypothesis Testing, Holistic Approach, Predictor Variables, Service Learning, Religious Factors, Gender Differences, Political Attitudes, Multicultural Education, Fraternities, Sororities, Student Organizations, Social Life, Student Surveys, Attitude Measures, Correlation, Statistical Inference, Multiple Regression Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California
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