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Mindfulness as a Predictor of Stress, Anxiety, and Empathy Among Nursing Students: A Cross-Sectional Study (103926)
Tuesday, 24 March 2026 14:30
Session: Poster Session 2
Room: Orion Hall (5F)
Presentation Type: Poster Presentation
Background. Nursing students face considerable psychological challenges during training. Mindfulness has been shown to enhance attention and awareness and may mitigate stress and anxiety, while also supporting empathy.
Purpose. To examine whether overall mindfulness predicts anxiety, perceived stress, and empathy among Taiwanese nursing students after controlling for demographics.
Methods. We conducted a cross-sectional correlational study with 225 third-year bachelor nursing students. A self-administered questionnaire included the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ), Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7), Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), and Jefferson Scale of Empathy (JSE). Hierarchical multiple regression tested the incremental predictive value of mindfulness beyond relevant demographic variables.
Results. Total mindfulness was negatively correlated with anxiety (r = −.532, p < .001) and perceived stress (r = −.675, p < .001), and positively correlated with empathy (r = .241, p < .001). In hierarchical regression, mindfulness significantly improved model fit for anxiety (ΔR² = .324, ΔF = 26.882, p < .001), stress (ΔR² = .375, ΔF = 35.639, p < .001), and empathy (ΔR² = .044, ΔF = 5.292, p < .01), respectively.
Conclusion. Higher mindfulness was associated with lower anxiety and perceived stress and with higher empathy. Mindfulness remained an independent predictor after demographics were controlled. Integrating mindfulness training into nursing curricula may help reduce psychological burden and foster empathic capacity. Longitudinal or intervention studies are warranted to establish causality and to explore facet-specific effects.
Authors:
Ya-Chu Hsiao, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
Yi-Chien Chiang, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
Hsiang-Chun Lee, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
Tsung-Lan Chu Chu, Chang Gung Medical Foundation, Taiwan
About the Presenter(s)
Professor Ya-Chu Hsiao is currently a Professor of Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan, ROC
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