Meditation, Compassionate Love, and Mental Health in Later Life.

IF 1.1 4区医学 Q4 GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY Journal of gerontological nursing Pub Date : 2024-03-01 DOI:10.3928/00989134-20240208-03

Nirmala Lekhak, Tirth Bhatta, Eva Kahana, Cecilia Fernandes, Joel S Snyder

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Purpose: Understanding of the mechanisms by which meditation imparts beneficial effects on later-life mental health is limited. The current study assessed the role of compassionate love in mediating the relationship between meditation and mental health in later life.

Method: Using data from a nationwide web-based survey (N = 1,861), we examined the indirect effects of meditation on depressive symptoms and anxiety via compassionate love.

Results: Participants who practiced meditation (compared to those who did not) had significantly higher feelings of being loved (b = 0.11, p < 0.05); those who experienced more love had lower depressive symptoms (b = -2.10, p < 0.001) and anxiety (b = -0.99, p < 0.001). Meditation also had significant indirect effects (via compassionate love) on depressive symptoms (b = -0.23, p < 0.05) and anxiety (b = -0.11, p < 0.05).

Conclusion: This study underscores the need for contemplative interventions that foster compassionate love to improve mental health in later life. [Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 50(3), 40-50.].

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冥想、慈爱与晚年心理健康。

目的：人们对冥想对晚年心理健康产生有益影响的机制了解有限。本研究评估了慈悲之爱在冥想与晚年心理健康之间的中介作用：方法：利用一项全国性网络调查的数据（N = 1,861），我们研究了冥想通过慈爱对抑郁症状和焦虑的间接影响：结果：与没有进行冥想的人相比，进行冥想的参与者被爱的感觉明显更高（b = 0.11，p < 0.05）；体验到更多爱的人抑郁症状（b = -2.10，p < 0.001）和焦虑（b = -0.99，p < 0.001）更低。冥想对抑郁症状（b = -0.23，p < 0.05）和焦虑（b = -0.11，p < 0.05）也有明显的间接影响（通过同情之爱）：本研究强调，有必要采取沉思干预措施，培养同情之爱，以改善晚年生活中的心理健康。[老年护理杂志》，50（3），40-50]。

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Journal of gerontological nursing 医学-护理

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2.00

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7.70%

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6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： The Journal of Gerontological Nursing is a monthly, peer-reviewed journal publishing clinically relevant original articles on the practice of gerontological nursing across the continuum of care in a variety of health care settings, for more than 40 years.