The Influence of Loving-Kindness Meditation on Mental Health—A Systematic Review

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10.2991/assehr.k.220105.176How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Loving-Kindness Meditation; Loving-Kindness; Mental Health; Psychotherapy

Abstract

Loving-Kindness Meditation is a psychological training method used to develop love and release negative emotions. Loving-Kindness Meditation originates from the tradition of Buddhist meditation. Buddhism is fundamentally related to psychology. Therefore, with the attention of psychologists to Buddhist meditation, “mindfulness” in Buddhist meditation has been widely popular in psychological research. As another important meditation technique in Buddhist meditation. Loving-Kindness Meditation is the most distinctive meditation in Buddhism. It has been shown that it has the functions of promoting self-harmony, enhancing self-acceptance, and improving interpersonal relationships that are beneficial to physical and mental health. This study reviewed and sorted out the existing research on the impact of Loving Kindness Meditation on mental health, put forward suggestions for improvement in response to the existing problems in the current research, and finally summarized and looked forward to it.

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© 2022 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Zichun Zhao
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/01/17
TI  - The Influence of Loving-Kindness Meditation on Mental Health—A Systematic Review
BT  - Proceedings of the 2021 International Conference on Social Development and Media Communication (SDMC 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 957
EP  - 961
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.220105.176
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.220105.176
ID  - Zhao2022
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