Measuring Compassion in the Workforce

Authors

Haley Kirk, Brigham Young University
Jeffrey Jenkins, Brigham Young University

Keywords

workforce, compassion, mouse-cursor tracking

College

Marriott School of Management

Department

Information Systems

Abstract

My ORCA project is designed to measure a person’s level of compassion using mouse-cursor tracking. The field of compassion is relatively untouched in the world of research, and I wanted to be one of the first to effectively measure compassion. I also wanted this measurement to be easily implemented into the workforce. To achieve this goal, I designed two activities. The first activity is a game that is designed to gauge a person’s level of compassion. The second activity uses mouse-tracking technology to measure compassion in an even more accurate fashion. Using these two activities, my mentor and I created a test that determines a person’s overall level of compassion. While we have not been accepted into a conference to present our research yet, we have high hopes for an upcoming conference in 2019. Additionally, that project has opened many doors for me personally and has given me a better look into the world of research.

Recommended Citation

Kirk, Haley and Jenkins, Jeffrey (2019) "Measuring Compassion in the Workforce," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2019: Iss. 2019, Article 136.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2019/iss2019/136