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Promoting Altruism Through Meditation: An 8-Week Randomized Controlled Pilot Study 자세히보기
  • 자료유형학술지논문
  • 저자명Wallmark, E.,Safarzadeh, K.,Daukantaitė, D.,Maddux, R. E.
  • 학회/출판사/기관명Springer Science and Business Media
  • 출판년도2013
  • 언어영어
  • 학술지명/학위논문주기Mindfulness
  • 발행사항Vol.4No.3[2013]_x000D_
  • ISBN/ISSN1868-8527
  • 소개/요약The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of a Buddhist meditation intervention on empathy, perceived stress, mindfulness, self-compassion, and of particular interest, the dispositional tendency to feel empathic concern rather than personal distress when perceiving another as in need, termed altruistic orientation. Participants were randomly assigned to an intervention group (n = 20) or a waiting list control group (n = 22). Results indicated a trend towards increases in altruistic orientation in the intervention group—an increase that significantly correlated with meditation time, decreases in perceived stress, and increases in self-compassion and mindfulness. Additionally, compared to the controls, significant increases in mindfulness and self-compassion and a signific