Meditation, Compassionate Love, and Mental Health in Later Life.
Journal of gerontological nursing March 1, 2024 Nirmala Lekhak, Tirth Bhatta, Eva Kahana et al.
Understanding of the mechanisms by which meditation imparts beneficial effects on later-life mental health is limited. The current study assessed the role of compassionate love in mediating the relationship between meditation and mental health in later life. Using data from a nationwide web-based survey (N = 1,861), we examined the indirect effects of meditation on depressive symptoms and...