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Common and Differential Effects of Meditation Abstract Approved:

by John A. Edwards , 2014
"... Interweaving perspectives from both social cognitive psychology and Tibetan Buddhism, the present study examined common and differential effects of two styles of meditation: Loving-kindness meditation (LKM) and mindfulness meditation (MM). Psychological theories of construct accessibility postulate ..."
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Interweaving perspectives from both social cognitive psychology and Tibetan Buddhism, the present study examined common and differential effects of two styles of meditation: Loving-kindness meditation (LKM) and mindfulness meditation (MM). Psychological theories of construct accessibility postulate

Nostalgia as a Repository of Social Connectedness: The Role of Attachment-Related Avoidance,”

by Tim Wildschut , Constantine Sedikides , Clay Routledge , Jamie Arndt - Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, , 2010
"... Individuals who are low (compared with high) in attachment-related avoidance rely on social bonds to regulate distress, and the authors hypothesized that nostalgia can be a repository of such social connectedness. Studies 1-3 showed a positive association between loneliness and nostalgia when attac ..."
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, nostalgia increased participants' perceived capacity to provide emotional support to others. As in the case of social connectedness, this beneficial effect of nostalgia was significantly stronger when attachmentrelated avoidance was low (compared with high).

and Philosophical Implications, Studies in Neuroscience, Consciousness and Spirituality 2,

by unknown authors
"... Abstract Recent theories and fi ndings in psychology and neuroscience suggest that self and other are interconnected, both on a conceptual and on a more basic bodily-affective representational level. Such self-other connectedness is supposed to be fun-damental to empathy, social bonding and compassi ..."
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and compassion. Meditation techniques – in particular mindfulness and loving-kindness meditation – have been found to foster these social capacities. Therefore, this contribution brings together both fi elds of research. In a fi rst step, we examine self and other from the perspective of psychology

Importance of Social Connectedness as a Moderator in Korean Immigrants ’ Subjective Well-Being

by Eunju Yoon, Richard M. Lee
"... Subjective well-being theories of goal approach and value-as-a-moderator were applied to examine the role of importance of social connectedness on the relationship between social connectedness and subjective well-being in a community sample of 204 Korean immigrants. It was hypothesized that social c ..."
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Subjective well-being theories of goal approach and value-as-a-moderator were applied to examine the role of importance of social connectedness on the relationship between social connectedness and subjective well-being in a community sample of 204 Korean immigrants. It was hypothesized that social

Changes in the ‘Connectedness ’ and Resilience of Paleolithic Societies in Mediterranean Ecosystems

by Mary C. Stiner, Steven L. Kuhn, S. Kuhn , 2006
"... Abstract Human predator<prey relationships changed dramatically in the Mediterranean Basin between 250,000 and 9,000 years ago. Many of these changes can be linked to increases in Paleolithic human population densities. Small game species are particularly diagnostic of increases in human hunting ..."
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Abstract Human predator<prey relationships changed dramatically in the Mediterranean Basin between 250,000 and 9,000 years ago. Many of these changes can be linked to increases in Paleolithic human population densities. Small game species are particularly diagnostic of increases in human hunting

The Intergovernmental Network of World Trade: IGO Connectedness, Governance,

by Embeddedness, Paul Ingram, Jeffrey Robinson, Marc L. Busch
"... Membership in certain intergovernmental organizations (IGOs), such as the World Trade Organization, has long been argued to stimulate trade. Yet, evidence linking IGOs to trade is mixed. The authors argue that identifying the influence of IGOs requires attention not only to the institutions IGOs ena ..."
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enact, but also to the network through which they enact them. This approach allows them to demonstrate that trade between two countries increases by an average of 58 % with every doubling of the strength of IGO connection between the countries. They also contribute to debates regarding the mechanisms

Measuring the immeasurables: Development and initial validation of the Self-Other Four Immeasurables (SOFI) Scale based on the Buddhist teachings on loving kindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity

by Sue Kraus, Æ Sharon Sears - Social Indicators Research , 2009
"... Abstract Multiple measures exist that examine the attentional aspects of meditation practice, but measurement of the compassion component is relatively understudied. This paper describes the development and initial validation of a scale designed to measure application of the four immeasurable qualit ..."
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qualities at the heart of Buddhist teachings: loving kindness, compassion, joy and acceptance toward both self and others. Our analyses suggest four distinct subscales: positive qualities toward self, positive qualities toward others, negative qualities toward self and negative qualities toward others

Self-Compassion and PTSD Symptom Severity

by Brian L. Thompson, Jennifer Waltz
"... Neff’s (2003a, 2003b) notion of self-compassion emphasizes kindness towards one’s self, a feeling of connectedness with others, and mindful awareness of distressing experiences. Because exposure to trauma and subsequent posttraumatic stress symptoms (PSS) may be associated with self-criticism and av ..."
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begun to incorporate compassionbased practices into treatment. In Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), loving-kindness is introduced during an allday meditation (Kabat-Zinn, 1990), and health care professionals exhibited significant increases in self-compassion at the end of an 8-week MBSR program

Social capital on Facebook: Differentiating uses and users

by Moira Burke , Robert Kraut , Cameron Marlow , 2011
"... ABSTRACT Though social network site use is often treated as a monolithic activity, in which all time is equally "social" and its impact the same for all users, we examine how Facebook affects social capital depending upon: (1) types of site activities, contrasting one-on-one communication ..."
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with increases in bridging social capital, but that other uses are not. However, using the site to passively consume news assists those with lower social fluency draw value from their connections. The results inform site designers seeking to increase social connectedness and the value of those connections.

Ageing, Leisure, and Social Connectedness: How could Leisure Help Reduce Social Isolation of Older People?

by Vera Toepoel , 2012
"... Abstract This study investigates the relation between leisure activities and the social status of the elderly based on a heterogeneous sample of the Dutch population. Close relationships are also analyzed to identify which people could serve as successful stimu-lators of leisure participation. The s ..."
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special programs to increase social connectedness and hence improve quality of life for older adults.
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