Short Mindfulness Meditation Increases Help-Giving Intention Towards a Stranger in Distress.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Mindfulness practice increases personal well-being, yet its effect on prosocial behaviors is not well-established. Initial studies suggest that an 8-week mindfulness program has a positive effect on help-giving towards a stranger in distress and that a short meditation promotes care towards an ostracized member. This research aims at examining whether a short mindfulness intervention promotes help-giving intention towards a stranger in distress and to understand the role of empathy in this effect.

Methods

A total of 210 undergraduate students were randomly assigned to two sessions of mindfulness practice, music, or lecture control conditions. Participants then listened to a sham interview with a student dealing with a chronic illness and were surveyed on their wil

SUBMITTER: Malin Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9386648 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature