An initial examination of state and longitudinal effects of loving-kindness practice on affective and motivational states at work

• Main Authors: MASTERS-WAAGE, Theodore Charles, REB, Jochen, TOV, William
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2021
• Subjects: Loving kindness; workplace flourishing; core affect; mindfulness; motivation; experience sampling method; Human Resources Management; Organizational Behavior and Theory
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/6881; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/7879/viewcontent/Loving_Kindness_at_Work__2021_.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Objectives: Drawing on practices and concepts from Buddhist ethics, we developed a loving-kindness training. We investigated the state and longitudinal effects of this training on employees’ affective and motivational states at work in two studies. Methods: Study 1 tested this training program in a...