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A Loving-Kindness Intervention: Boosting Compassion for Self and Others

Weibel, David T.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1190652251

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2007, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Ohio University, Psychology (Arts and Sciences).
Loving-kindness meditation is a millennia old tradition for increasing positive emotions such as love, kindness, and compassion. To date the only published loving-kindness intervention focused mainly on pain and psychological symptom variables. Thus, the ability of loving-kindness meditation to boost compassion has not been studied in a controlled scientific study. The current study compared the effects of a four-session loving-kindness intervention to a non-intervention control group on the variables of self-compassion, compassionate love, and trait anxiety. A repeated measures design (pre, post, two month follow-up) showed an overall time by group interaction, and univariate tests revealed that the loving-kindness group showed greater increases in self-compassion and compassionate love at post-treatment, and a greater increase in self-compassion and a greater decrease in trait anxiety at follow-up. The Discussion highlights the potential for future research into methods of boosting compassionate attitudes and emotions as well as exploring the potential secondary benefits of these attitudes and emotions.
Timothy Anderson (Advisor)
124 p.
Psychology, General
loving-kindness; meditation; mindfulness; compassion; anxiety; self-compassion

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  • Weibel, D. T. (2007). A Loving-Kindness Intervention: Boosting Compassion for Self and Others [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1190652251

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Weibel, David. A Loving-Kindness Intervention: Boosting Compassion for Self and Others. 2007. Ohio University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1190652251.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Weibel, David. "A Loving-Kindness Intervention: Boosting Compassion for Self and Others." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio University, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1190652251

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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