The Effects of Short Video-App-Guided Loving-Kindness Meditation on Affect, Oneness, and Proenvironmental Attitude
Hao Chen, Chao Liu, Szu-Erh Hsu, Kan Wu, Chia-Yih Liu, Wen-Ko Chiou
European Journal of Psychology Open July 1, 2024 DOI: 10.1024/2673-8627/a000057 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Randomized controlled trial Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 93 |
| Population | College students from a university in China |
| Intervention | Loving-kindness meditation |
| Duration | 8-week intervention |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Key findings | Loving-kindness meditation via a short video app significantly increased oneness belief, positive affect, and pro-environmental behavior, and decreased negative affect, compared with a wait-list control. |
Abstract
Abstract:
Objective: The study investigated the effects of a short video-app-guided loving-kindness meditation (LKM) on affect, oneness belief, and proenvironmenal behavior.
Methods: We recruited 93 college students from a university in China and randomized them to an LKM group (n = 47) and a wait-list control group (n = 46). The app-group engaged in an 8-week LKM intervention, while the wait-list control group underwent no intervention. We measured five major variable factors (positive affect, negative affect, oneness belief, and proenvironmenal behavior) before and after the LKM intervention.
Results: In the app-group, oneness belief, positive affect, and proenvironmenal behavior were significantly higher and negative affect was significantly lower than in the wait-list control group. The wait-list control group displayed no noticeable differences in any of the four variants[variables??] between the pretest and posttest.
Conclusions: Our findings demonstrate that the short video-app-guided LKM may help to improve oneness belief, positive affect, proenvironmenal behavior and reduce negative affect. The finding of the short video-app-guided LKM’s effect extends our understanding of the integrative effects of positive psychology and digital media on proenvironmenal behavior.
Comparable studies
Other randomized controlled trials on meditation, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alterations in Brain and Immune Function Produced by Mindfulness Meditation Healthy employees in a work environment | 2003 | Randomized controlled trial | n = 41 |
| Prevention of relapse/recurrence in major depression by mindfulness-based cognitive therapy. Recovered recurrently depressed patients | 2000 | Randomized controlled trial | n = 145 |
| Open hearts build lives: Positive emotions, induced through loving-kindness meditation, build consequential personal resources. Working adults | 2008 | Randomized controlled trial | n = 139 |
| Short-term meditation training improves attention and self-regulation Undergraduate Chinese students | 2007 | Randomized controlled trial | n = 40 |
| Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression: Replication and Exploration of Differential Relapse Prevention Effects. Recovered recurrently depressed patients | 2004 | Randomized controlled trial | n = 73 |
Citations in the library
Cites 9
- Alterations in Brain and Immune Function Produced by Mindfulness Meditation Psychosomatic Medicine July 1, 2003
- Open hearts build lives: Positive emotions, induced through loving-kindness meditation, build consequential personal resources. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology October 27, 2008
- Mindfulness Interventions Annual Review of Psychology September 30, 2016
- Loving-kindness and compassion meditation: potential for psychological interventions. Clinical Psychology Review July 26, 2011
- Loving-kindness meditation increases social connectedness. Emotion October 1, 2008
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