Kindness is lesser preferable than happiness: Investigating interest in different effects of the Loving-kindness and Compassion Meditations
Research Square June 5, 2024 DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-4459312/v1 (opens in new tab)
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractPeople find the prospect of becoming happier more appealing than the prospect of becoming kinder, suggesting that happiness is a stronger motivator than kindness when considering meditation practices. The study compared interest in the effects of Loving-kindness Meditation, which aims to cultivate kindness, and Compassion Meditation, which aims to cultivate compassion, and found that participants were more interested in outcomes related to happiness than those related to kindness or compassion.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Empirical study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Intervention | Compassion Meditation |
| Key finding | Happiness is more preferable than kindness as an outcome of meditation practice. |
Abstract
Kindness is lesser preferable than happiness: Investigating interest in different effects of the Loving-kindness and Compassion Meditations