Compassionate Dictators? The Effects of Loving-Kindness Meditation on Offers in a Dictator Game
Jochen Reb, Su Junjie, Jayanth Narayanan
How to encourage people in positions of absolute power to show compassion to others is a topic of high practical and theoretical significance. Building on recent research that examines the influence of loving-kindness meditation (LKM) in fostering positive emotions and positive relations with others, we examined whether engaging in LKM would increase allocations to counterparts in a dictator...