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Research: WANG and COLLEAGUES,
Listed in Issue 314
Abstract
WANG and COLLEAGUES, (1)College of Management, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China; (2)Beijing Key Laboratory of Applied Experimental Psychology, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Psychology Education (Beijing Normal University), Faculty of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China conducted a meta-analytical study aimed to systematically summarise the effects of LKCM in the workplace and to outline directions for future research and practice.
Background
Loving-kindness and compassion meditation (LKCM) have been well applied among employees to improve their health and well-being. Existing studies on LKCM have also provided supportive evidence of its benefits and effectiveness under organizational contexts.
Methodology
The current meta-analytical study aimed to systematically summarise the effects of LKCM in the workplace and to outline directions for future research and practice. Among 327 empirical studies on LKCM published until March 2022, 21 trials focussed on employees and provided sufficient information, which were included in the following meta-analysis.
Results
The results showed that LKCM benefited eight categories of workplace outcomes. Specifically, LKCM effectively decreased employees' burnout (g=0.395, k=10) and stress (g=0.544, k=10) and facilitated their mindfulness (g=0.558, k=14), self-compassion (g=0.646, k=12), personal mental health (g=0.308, k=13), job attitudes (g=0.283, k=4), interpersonal relationships (g=0.381, k=12), and psychological resources (g=0.406, k=6). The results of moderation analyses further indicated that the participants' job type, gender, and the focus of LKCM might differentially fluctuate the magnitude of LKCM effects.
Conclusion
To advance research and best practice, we finally pointed out several issues that deserve attention, such as long-term effects, underlying mechanisms, potential moderators, and outcomes or influential factors at the organizational level. © 2023 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
References
Wang R(1), Gu X(2), Zhang Y(2), Luo K(2), Zeng X(2). Loving-kindness and compassion meditations in the workplace: A meta-analysis and future prospects. Stress Health. ;40(1):e3273. Epub May 23 2023 . Feb 2024. doi: 10.1002/smi.3273.
