The effect of loving-kindness meditation on positive emotions: a meta-analytic review

While it has been suggested that loving-kindness meditation (LKM) is an effective practice for promoting positive emotions, the empirical evidence in the literature remains unclear. Here, we provide a systematic review of 24 empirical studies (N = 1759) on LKM with self-reported positive emotions. T...

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Main Authors: Xianglong eZENG, Pui Kwan eCHIU, Rong eWANG, Tian PS OEI, Freedom YK LEUNG
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01693/full