Journal
PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE
Volume 32, Issue 11, Pages 1699-1708Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/09567976211015184
Keywords
mindfulness; self-construal; meditation; prosocial behavior; compassion; open data
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Research suggests that mindfulness has positive effects on individual well-being, but its impact on interpersonal relationships is less clear. The effects of mindfulness on prosocial behavior appear to vary based on individuals' self-construals, with independent and interdependent self-construals showing different responses to mindfulness induction.
Mindfulness appears to promote individual well-being, but its interpersonal effects are less clear. Two studies in adult populations tested whether the effects of mindfulness on prosocial behavior differ according to individuals' self-construals. In Study 1 (N = 366), a brief mindfulness induction, compared with a meditation control condition, led to decreased prosocial behavior among people with relatively independent self-construals but had the opposite effect among those with relatively interdependent self-construals. In Study 2 (N = 325), a mindfulness induction led to decreased prosocial behavior among people primed with independence but had the opposite effect among those primed with interdependence. The effects of mindfulness on prosocial behavior appear to depend on individuals' broader social goals. This may have implications for the increasing popularity of mindfulness training around the world.
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