Andersson Christina, Bergsten Katja Lindert, Lilliengren Peter, Norbäck Kajsa, Rask Karin, Einhorn Stefan, Osika Walter
Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden.
Department of Psychology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
J Clin Psychol. 2021 Apr;77(4):927-945. doi: 10.1002/jclp.23092. Epub 2020 Nov 27.
To investigate the effects of a 6-week smartphone compassion training intervention on mental health.
Fifty-seven Swedish university students (mean age = 25, SD = 5) reporting high levels of stress were randomized to compassion training (n = 23), mindfulness (n = 19), or waitlist (n = 15).
Multilevel models indicated that both compassion and mindfulness training increased self-compassion compared to the waitlist, while only compassion significantly reduced stress. Between-group effect sizes for compassion compared to waitlist were large for both self-compassion (d = 1.61) and stress (d = 0.94). Compassion and mindfulness did not differ significantly, but effect sizes were in favor of compassion. Secondary outcomes indicated positive effects on emotional awareness, while no effect was found for global psychological distress.
Our results suggest that compassion training via a smartphone application can improve self-compassion and reduce stress among university students. Future studies in larger clinical samples are warranted.
探讨为期6周的智能手机慈悲心训练干预对心理健康的影响。
57名报告有高度压力的瑞典大学生（平均年龄=25岁，标准差=5岁）被随机分为慈悲心训练组（n=23）、正念训练组（n=19）或候补名单组（n=15）。
多层次模型表明，与候补名单组相比，慈悲心训练和正念训练均增加了自我慈悲心，而只有慈悲心训练显著降低了压力。与候补名单组相比，慈悲心训练组在自我慈悲心（d=1.61）和压力（d=0.94）方面的组间效应量都很大。慈悲心训练和正念训练没有显著差异，但效应量有利于慈悲心训练。次要结果表明对情绪意识有积极影响，而对总体心理困扰没有影响。
我们的结果表明，通过智能手机应用程序进行的慈悲心训练可以提高大学生的自我慈悲心并减轻压力。有必要在更大的临床样本中进行未来研究。
