Prayer and Mental Health in Later Life: The Role of Positive Emotions

Lekhak, Nirmala; Bhatta, Tirth; Kahana, Eva; Zauszniewski, Jaclene A.

doi:10.1080/01612840.2023.2212776

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A Love Supreme: The Key to Transforming Our Hypermaterialistic World

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Lekhak,

Kahana

2023

Encyclopedia of Heroism Studies

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A Love Supreme: The Key to Transforming Our Hypermaterialistic World

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Lekhak,

Kahana

2023

Encyclopedia of Heroism Studies

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Love Supreme, A: The Key to Transforming Our Hypermaterialistic World

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Lekhak,

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Encyclopedia of Heroism Studies

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Meditation, Compassionate Love, and Mental Health in Later Life

Lekhak,

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Kahana

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J Gerontol Nurs

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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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Prayer and Mental Health in Later Life: The Role of Positive Emotions

Cited by 3 publications

References 58 publications

A Love Supreme: The Key to Transforming Our Hypermaterialistic World

A Love Supreme: The Key to Transforming Our Hypermaterialistic World

Love Supreme, A: The Key to Transforming Our Hypermaterialistic World

Meditation, Compassionate Love, and Mental Health in Later Life

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