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題名 Appreciative joy meditation enhances acceptance of unfair offer in ultimatum game
作者 吳庭達
Ng, Gary Ting Tat
Lai, Derek Chun Kiu
Zeng, Xianglong
Oei , Tian Po
貢獻者 心理系
關鍵詞 Four Immeasurables Meditations;Appreciative Joy;Ultimatum Game;Decision-making;Loving-Kindness;Compassion;Buddhism
日期 2019-03
上傳時間 10-Feb-2022 11:32:13 (UTC+8)
摘要 Objectives Empirical studies have shown that the Four Immeasurables Meditations (FIM) can enhance compassionate decisions towards others, such as helping victims being treated unfairly in economic games. However, research investigating how FIM affects individuals’ decisions when they themselves are victims is sparse. Thus, the current study utilized a randomized trial to scrutinize the causal influence of practicing FIM on people’s reactions towards unfairness that is directed at them. Methods Meditation novices (N = 135) were randomly assigned to practice either a brief Appreciative Joy Meditation (AJM) or a matched neutral visualization. They then took part in the Ultimatum Game where they first acted as a proposer to propose an offer to another person, then acted as a responder to decide whether to accept a set of offers. Results The AJM group accepted significantly more unfair offers, but neither proposed a higher offer to others nor changed the perception of fairness, as compared with the neutral visualization control group. Furthermore, self-reported emotional changes during meditation practice could not predict behavior in the Ultimatum Game, but the Self-Transcendence dimension of the Appreciative Joy Scale, which reflects one’s ability to feel happy for others when one is in an inferior situation, predicted higher acceptance rate of unfair offers. Conclusions This study provided a piece of causal evidence that a brief practice of AJM can make people more tolerable to unfairness directed against them. Broadly, this study also inspired more investigations on attitudes towards people in superior situations in future studies on FIM.
關聯 Mindfulness, Vol.10, pp.1673–1683
資料類型 article
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-019-01139-1
dc.contributor 心理系
dc.creator (作者) 吳庭達
dc.creator (作者) Ng, Gary Ting Tat
dc.creator (作者) Lai, Derek Chun Kiu
dc.creator (作者) Zeng, Xianglong
dc.creator (作者) Oei , Tian Po
dc.date (日期) 2019-03
dc.date.accessioned 10-Feb-2022 11:32:13 (UTC+8)-
dc.date.available 10-Feb-2022 11:32:13 (UTC+8)-
dc.date.issued (上傳時間) 10-Feb-2022 11:32:13 (UTC+8)-
dc.identifier.uri (URI) http://nccur.lib.nccu.edu.tw/handle/140.119/138852-
dc.description.abstract (摘要) Objectives Empirical studies have shown that the Four Immeasurables Meditations (FIM) can enhance compassionate decisions towards others, such as helping victims being treated unfairly in economic games. However, research investigating how FIM affects individuals’ decisions when they themselves are victims is sparse. Thus, the current study utilized a randomized trial to scrutinize the causal influence of practicing FIM on people’s reactions towards unfairness that is directed at them. Methods Meditation novices (N = 135) were randomly assigned to practice either a brief Appreciative Joy Meditation (AJM) or a matched neutral visualization. They then took part in the Ultimatum Game where they first acted as a proposer to propose an offer to another person, then acted as a responder to decide whether to accept a set of offers. Results The AJM group accepted significantly more unfair offers, but neither proposed a higher offer to others nor changed the perception of fairness, as compared with the neutral visualization control group. Furthermore, self-reported emotional changes during meditation practice could not predict behavior in the Ultimatum Game, but the Self-Transcendence dimension of the Appreciative Joy Scale, which reflects one’s ability to feel happy for others when one is in an inferior situation, predicted higher acceptance rate of unfair offers. Conclusions This study provided a piece of causal evidence that a brief practice of AJM can make people more tolerable to unfairness directed against them. Broadly, this study also inspired more investigations on attitudes towards people in superior situations in future studies on FIM.
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dc.relation (關聯) Mindfulness, Vol.10, pp.1673–1683
dc.subject (關鍵詞) Four Immeasurables Meditations;Appreciative Joy;Ultimatum Game;Decision-making;Loving-Kindness;Compassion;Buddhism
dc.title (題名) Appreciative joy meditation enhances acceptance of unfair offer in ultimatum game
dc.type (資料類型) article
dc.identifier.doi (DOI) 10.1007/s12671-019-01139-1
dc.doi.uri (DOI) https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-019-01139-1