TY - JOUR
T1 - Development of Mutual Empathy through Experiential Growth Groups
T2 - A Mixed Methods Case Study
AU - Liu, Yanhong
AU - Zhu, Peitao
AU - Li, Dan
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Association for Specialists in Group Work [2019 ASGW Research Grant]. Our acknowledgement goes to the Association for Specialists in Group Work (ASGW) who sponsored this study through the 2019 ASGW Research Grant.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 ASGW.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Grounded in the relational-cultural theory (RCT), this study aimed to illuminate mutual empathy bounded by semester-long experiential growth groups (EGGs). Following the case study design, we collected data from reflective journals, participant-observation, and quantitative surveys of 14 EGG participants. Findings illuminated mutual empathy as an interpersonal process capturing participants’ authentic self-representation, impact on others and the relationship, and their ability to be moved by and move with others. Quantitative results corroborated qualitative findings and yielded further insights concerning individualized trajectories of perceived mutual empathy within EGGs. Implications for training, practice, and research were discussed.
AB - Grounded in the relational-cultural theory (RCT), this study aimed to illuminate mutual empathy bounded by semester-long experiential growth groups (EGGs). Following the case study design, we collected data from reflective journals, participant-observation, and quantitative surveys of 14 EGG participants. Findings illuminated mutual empathy as an interpersonal process capturing participants’ authentic self-representation, impact on others and the relationship, and their ability to be moved by and move with others. Quantitative results corroborated qualitative findings and yielded further insights concerning individualized trajectories of perceived mutual empathy within EGGs. Implications for training, practice, and research were discussed.
KW - Mutual empathy
KW - case study design
KW - experiential growth groups
KW - interpersonal process
KW - relational-cultural theory
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U2 - 10.1080/01933922.2021.1950880
DO - 10.1080/01933922.2021.1950880
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85111685077
SN - 0193-3922
VL - 47
SP - 43
EP - 62
JO - Journal for Specialists in Group Work
JF - Journal for Specialists in Group Work
IS - 1
ER -