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The Effects of Short Video-App-Guided Loving-Kindness Meditation on Affect, Oneness, and Proenvironmental Attitude

Published:2024-07 Issue:2 Volume:83 Page:57-69
ISSN:2673-8627
Container-title:European Journal of Psychology Open
language:en
Short-container-title:European Journal of Psychology Open

Author:

Chen Hao¹²,Liu Chao³²^ORCID,Hsu Szu-Erh⁴,Wu Kan²,Liu Chia-Yih⁵,Chiou Wen-Ko⁵⁶⁷⁸

Affiliation:

1. School of Film Television & Communication, Xiamen University of Technology, Xiamen, China

2. Business Analytics Research Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan

3. School of Journalism and Communication, Hua Qiao University, Xiamen, China

4. Graduate lnstitute of Creative Video and Digital Media lndustry, National Taiwan University of Arts, New Taipei, Taiwan

5. Department of Psychiatry, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan

6. Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Ming Chi University of Technology, New Taipei, Taiwan

7. Department of Industrial Design, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan

8. Mindfulness Meditation Center, Ming Chi University of Technology, New Taipei, Taiwan

Abstract

Abstract: Objective: The study investigated the effects of a short video-app-guided loving-kindness meditation (LKM) on affect, oneness belief, and proenvironmenal behavior. Methods: We recruited 93 college students from a university in China and randomized them to an LKM group (n = 47) and a wait-list control group (n = 46). The app-group engaged in an 8-week LKM intervention, while the wait-list control group underwent no intervention. We measured five major variable factors (positive affect, negative affect, oneness belief, and proenvironmenal behavior) before and after the LKM intervention. Results: In the app-group, oneness belief, positive affect, and proenvironmenal behavior were significantly higher and negative affect was significantly lower than in the wait-list control group. The wait-list control group displayed no noticeable differences in any of the four variants[variables??] between the pretest and posttest. Conclusions: Our findings demonstrate that the short video-app-guided LKM may help to improve oneness belief, positive affect, proenvironmenal behavior and reduce negative affect. The finding of the short video-app-guided LKM’s effect extends our understanding of the integrative effects of positive psychology and digital media on proenvironmenal behavior.

Publisher

Hogrefe Publishing Group

Link

https://econtent.hogrefe.com/doi/pdf/10.1024/2673-8627/a000057

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