The Effects of Loving-Kindness Meditation Guided by Short Video Apps on Policemen’s Mindfulness, Public Service Motivation, Conflict Resolution Skills, and Communication Skills

作者：Chao Liu, Li-Jen Lin, Keyi Zhang, Wen‐Ko Chiou · 发表于：Behavioral Sciences · 年份：2025 · DOI：10.3390/bs15070909 · 被引用次数：7 · 研究领域：Education and Learning Interventions、Healthcare Education and Workforce Issues、Psychosocial Factors Impacting Youth

Police officers work in high-stress environments that demand emotional resilience, interpersonal skills, and effective communication. Occupational stress can negatively impact their motivation, conflict resolution abilities, and professional effectiveness. Loving-Kindness Meditation (LKM), a mindfulness-based intervention focused on cultivating compassion and empathy, has shown promise in enhancing prosocial attitudes and emotional regulation. With the rise of short video platforms, digital interventions like video-guided LKM may offer accessible mental health support for law enforcement. This study examines the effects of short video app-guided LKM on police officers’ mindfulness, public service motivation (PSM), conflict resolution skills (CRSs), and communication skills (CSSs). It aims to determine whether LKM can enhance these psychological and professional competencies. A randomized controlled trial (RCT) was conducted with 110 active-duty police officers from a metropolitan police department in China, with 92 completing the study. Participants were randomly assigned to either the LKM group (n = 46) or the waitlist control group (n = 46). The intervention consisted of a 6-week short video app-guided LKM program with daily 10 min meditation sessions. Pre- and post-intervention assessments were conducted using several validated scales: the Mindfulness Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS), the Public Service Motivation Scale (PSM), the Conflict Resolution Styles Inventory (CRSI...