Effects of loving-kindness and compassion meditations on self-compassion: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

J Lv, Y Jiang, R Li, Y Chen, X Gu, J Zhou… - … Science and Practice, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
Objectives: Loving-kindness and compassion meditations (LKCM) is an important practice to
cultivate self-compassion. This study provides the first systematic review for the effects of …

The effects of loving‐kindness and compassion meditation on life satisfaction: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

X Gu, W Luo, X Zhao, Y Chen, Y Zheng… - … : Health and Well …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Loving‐kindness and compassion meditation (LKCM) was a promising intervention for
improving life satisfaction, but previous findings have been inconsistent. The current study …

Examining the associations between psychological flexibility, mindfulness, psychosomatic functioning, and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic: A path analysis

B Wielgus, W Urban, A Patriak, Ł Cichocki - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Social distancing plays a leading role in controlling the spread of coronavirus. However,
prolonged lockdown can lead to negative consequences in terms of mental health. The goal …

Effects of loving-kindness meditation on doctors' mindfulness, empathy, and communication skills

H Chen, C Liu, X Cao, B Hong, DH Huang… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: In the context of increasing doctor–patient tensions in China, the objective of
this study was to explore and examine the effects of loving-kindness meditation (LKM) on …

Effects of loving-kindness and compassion meditation on anxiety: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Y Zheng, L Yan, Y Chen, X Zhang, W Sun, J Lv, J Zhou… - Mindfulness, 2023 - Springer
Objectives It is debatable whether loving-kindness and compassion meditation (LKCM)
effectively reduces anxiety, and previous studies have reported inconsistent findings. This …

The stress process among emerging adults: spirituality, mindfulness, resilience, and self-compassion as predictors of life satisfaction and depressive symptoms

LM Fenzel, KD Richardson - Journal of adult development, 2022 - Springer
The present study examines the stress and coping process among a sample of emerging
adults (ages 18–30) recruited though TurkPrime who completed at least some post …

Long‐Term Vegan Meditation Improved Human Gut Microbiota

W Jia, J Zhen, A Liu, J Yuan, X Wu… - Evidence‐Based …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objective. Meditation has been widely used for the treatment of a variety of psychological,
cardiovascular, and digestive diseases as well as chronic pain. Vegetarian diets can …

Antenatal mobile-delivered mindfulness-based intervention to reduce perinatal depression risk and improve obstetric and neonatal outcomes: A randomized …

LL Leng, XC Yin, CLW Chan, SM Ng - Journal of Affective Disorders, 2023 - Elsevier
Objectives One in five mothers will experience perinatal depression (PND) during
pregnancy and within their first year following childbirth. Current evidence suggests the short …

Changes induced by mind–body intervention including epigenetic marks and its effects on diabetes

HJ Yang, E Koh, MK Sung, H Kang - International Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Studies have evidenced that epigenetic marks associated with type 2 diabetes (T2D) can be
inherited from parents or acquired through fetal and early-life events, as well as through …

Loving-kindness meditation and compassion meditation: do they affect emotions in a different way?

U Sirotina, S Shchebetenko - Mindfulness, 2020 - Springer
Objectives Despite being often overlapped and used interchangeably in academic literature,
loving-kindness meditation (LKM) and compassion meditation (CM) are also seen to have …