The interventional effects of loving-kindness meditation on positive emotions and interpersonal interactions
Wendian Shi, Xiaoli He, Xiangxiang Han, Nana Wang, Ni Zhang, Xiaoli Wang
Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment May 1, 2015 DOI: 10.2147/ndt.s79607 via OpenAlex
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractA four-week loving-kindness meditation program, practiced three times a week for about 30 minutes each session, improved positive emotions, interpersonal interactions, and complex understanding of others among college freshmen. The meditation group showed strong effects, with effect sizes above 0.8 for both interpersonal interaction and complex understanding of others, compared to a control group that received no meditation training. The findings suggest that loving-kindness meditation can effectively enhance social and emotional functioning in college students.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Randomized controlled trial Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 50 |
| Population | College freshmen not receiving any training in meditation intervention |
| Intervention | Loving-kindness meditation |
| Duration | 4-week intervention, three times per week, about 30 minutes each time |
| Citations | 22 |
| Key finding | Loving-kindness meditation produced strong effects (effect sizes above 0.8) on interpersonal interaction and complex understanding of others in college students. |
Abstract
The study aimed to investigate the effects of loving-kindness meditation on positive emotions, intragroup interactions, and complex understanding of others. A total of 50 freshmen not receiving any training in meditation intervention were randomly divided into the meditation group (25 subjects) and the control group (25 subjects). The meditation group was implemented with group meditation intervention for 4 weeks, three times a week, about 30 minutes each time. The results revealed that the effect sizes in interpersonal interaction and complex understanding of others in the meditation group were both above 0.8, indicating strong effects. It was concluded that loving-kindness meditation can effectively improve positive emotions, interpersonal interactions, and complex understanding of others in college students.