Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States.
Curr Opin Psychol. 2019 Aug;28:115-119. doi: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2018.12.007. Epub 2018 Dec 13.
Distinct types of meditation practice addressed in this review can help cultivate skills people may bring to later social interactions. We examine self-transcendence, or the drive to benefit others beyond the self, as a key mechanism through which meditation may promote positive social outcomes. Self-transcendence cultivated through various styles of meditation can impact social outcomes through two main pathways: First, self-transcendence can turn rigid, defensive self-focus into flexible and receptive self-construals. Second, it can increase positive other-focus by integrating reward and social signals in the brain. These accounts offer one practical solution of positively transforming social relations and highlight potential usefulness of considering self-transcendence in researching social effects of meditation.
本文综述了不同类型的冥想练习，这些练习可以帮助培养人们在以后的社交互动中可能用到的技能。我们考察了自我超越，即超越自我去帮助他人的动力，这是冥想促进积极社交结果的一个关键机制。通过各种冥想方式培养的自我超越可以通过两种主要途径影响社交结果：第一，自我超越可以将僵化的、防御性的自我关注转变为灵活的、接受性的自我认知。第二，它可以通过整合大脑中的奖励和社交信号来增加积极的他人关注。这些解释提供了一个积极改变社会关系的实用解决方案，并强调了在研究冥想对社交影响时考虑自我超越的潜在有用性。
