The effect of loving-kindness meditation on employees’ mindfulness, affect, altruism and knowledge hiding

Abstract Background This study investigated the effects of the loving-kindness meditation (LKM) on employees’ mindfulness, affect, altruism and knowledge hiding. Methods In total, 100 employees were recruited from a knowledge-based enterprise in China and randomly divided into the LKM training group...

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Published in:	BMC Psychology
Main Authors:	Chao Liu, Hao Chen, Yu-Chao Liang, Szu-Erh Hsu, Ding-Hau Huang, Chia-Yi Liu, Wen-Ko Chiou
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2022-05-01
Subjects:	Loving-kindness meditation Mindfulness Affect Altruism Knowledge hiding
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-022-00846-0

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