PMID- 35532366
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20220805
LR  - 20220811
IS  - 1758-0854 (Electronic)
IS  - 1758-0854 (Linking)
VI  - 14
IP  - 3
DP  - 2022 Aug
TI  - The effects of loving-kindness and compassion meditation on life satisfaction: A 
      systematic review and meta-analysis.
PG  - 1081-1101
LID - 10.1111/aphw.12367 [doi]
AB  - Loving-kindness and compassion meditation (LKCM) was a promising intervention for 
      improving life satisfaction, but previous findings have been inconsistent. The 
      current study provides a systematic review and meta-analysis, including 23 
      empirical studies on LKCM with life satisfaction as an outcome variable. The 
      primary meta-analysis indicated that LKCM significantly enhanced life 
      satisfaction in pre-post design (g = 0.312, k = 15, n = 451), but the 
      significance disappeared in the additional meta-analysis based on randomized 
      controlled trials (g = 0.106, k = 6, n = 404). Moderator analyses found 
      significant effects for type of control (i.e., the effects of LKCM were inferior 
      to active control group, but superior to waitlist condition), but not for other 
      moderators (i.e., participant type, previous meditation experience, specific 
      protocol, components of LKCM, combination with mindfulness mediation, and 
      intervention length). Narrative review identified self-compassion and positive 
      emotions as important mediators. The practice time of LKCM had indirect but not 
      direct association with life satisfaction. The findings supported that LKCM is 
      promising in increasing life satisfaction, but more studies are needed to 
      investigate the effects with more rigorous designs. Future studies should 
      investigate other potential mechanisms and clarify whether LKCM change the 
      reality or the perception of life.
CI  - (c) 2022 International Association of Applied Psychology.
FAU - Gu, Xiaodan
AU  - Gu X
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-2707-5486
AD  - Beijing Key Laboratory of Applied Experimental Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, 
      Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.
FAU - Luo, Wenting
AU  - Luo W
AD  - Beijing Key Laboratory of Applied Experimental Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, 
      Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.
FAU - Zhao, Xinran
AU  - Zhao X
AD  - Beijing Key Laboratory of Applied Experimental Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, 
      Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.
FAU - Chen, Yanyan
AU  - Chen Y
AD  - Beijing Key Laboratory of Applied Experimental Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, 
      Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.
FAU - Zheng, Yuan
AU  - Zheng Y
AD  - Beijing Key Laboratory of Applied Experimental Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, 
      Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.
FAU - Zhou, Jingyi
AU  - Zhou J
AD  - Beijing Key Laboratory of Applied Experimental Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, 
      Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.
FAU - Zeng, Xianglong
AU  - Zeng X
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-4793-7146
AD  - Beijing Key Laboratory of Applied Experimental Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, 
      Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.
FAU - Yan, Luyi
AU  - Yan L
AD  - Beijing Key Laboratory of Applied Experimental Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, 
      Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.
FAU - Chen, Yifei
AU  - Chen Y
AD  - Beijing Key Laboratory of Applied Experimental Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, 
      Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.
FAU - Zhang, Xiuqing
AU  - Zhang X
AD  - Beijing Key Laboratory of Applied Experimental Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, 
      Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.
FAU - Lv, Jing
AU  - Lv J
AD  - Department of Psychology, School of Social Development and Public Policy, Fudan 
      University, Shanghai, China.
FAU - Lang, Yongqi
AU  - Lang Y
AD  - Beijing Key Laboratory of Applied Experimental Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, 
      Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.
FAU - Wang, Zilin
AU  - Wang Z
AD  - Beijing Key Laboratory of Applied Experimental Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, 
      Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.
FAU - Gao, Chenyu
AU  - Gao C
AD  - Beijing Key Laboratory of Applied Experimental Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, 
      Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.
FAU - Jiang, Yuanchen
AU  - Jiang Y
AD  - Beijing Key Laboratory of Applied Experimental Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, 
      Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.
FAU - Li, Runze
AU  - Li R
AD  - Beijing Key Laboratory of Applied Experimental Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, 
      Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Meta-Analysis
PT  - Review
PT  - Systematic Review
DEP - 20220509
PL  - England
TA  - Appl Psychol Health Well Being
JT  - Applied psychology. Health and well-being
JID - 101502957
SB  - IM
MH  - Empathy
MH  - Humans
MH  - *Meditation/psychology
MH  - *Mindfulness
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - compassion
OT  - life satisfaction
OT  - loving-kindness
OT  - meditation
OT  - self-compassion
EDAT- 2022/05/10 06:00
MHDA- 2022/08/06 06:00
CRDT- 2022/05/09 10:32
PHST- 2021/12/07 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2022/04/05 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2022/05/10 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2022/08/06 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2022/05/09 10:32 [entrez]
AID - 10.1111/aphw.12367 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Appl Psychol Health Well Being. 2022 Aug;14(3):1081-1101. doi: 
      10.1111/aphw.12367. Epub 2022 May 9.