The limited prosocial effects of meditation: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Scientific Reports February 5, 2018 U. Kreplin, Miguel Farias, Inti A. Brazil
Many individuals believe that meditation has the capacity to not only alleviate mental-illness but to improve prosociality. This article systematically reviewed and meta-analysed the effects of meditation interventions on prosociality in randomized controlled trials of healthy adults. Five types of social behaviours were identified: compassion, empathy, aggression, connectedness and prejudice....