The purpose of this study is to investigate and compare the effects of Christian and Islamic heart-centred spiritual meditation to mindfulness meditation and waitlist control conditions, respectively, in healthy adults. The potential effects will be studied at multiple levels, with a focus on psychophysiology, cognition, mental health, and social functioning.
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Interpersonal functioning: Change in Prosociality (1)
Timeframe: Pre-intervention (collected up to 3 hours before the intervention), and post-intervention (collected up to two weeks after the 8-week intervention)
Interpersonal functioning: Change in Prosociality (2)
Timeframe: Pre-intervention (collected up to 1 week before the intervention), and post-intervention (collected up to two weeks after the 8-week intervention)
Interpersonal functioning: Change in Prosociality (3)
Timeframe: Post-intervention (collected up to two weeks after the 8-week intervention)
Interpersonal functioning: Changes in self-reported Forgiveness
Timeframe: Pre-intervention (collected up to 3 hours before the intervention), and post-intervention (collected up to two weeks after the 8-week intervention)
Interpersonal functioning: Changes in self-reported Empathy
Timeframe: Pre-intervention (collected up to 3 hours before the intervention), and post-intervention (collected up to two weeks after the 8-week intervention)
Interpersonal functioning: Change in Perspective Taking
Timeframe: Pre-intervention (collected up to 1 week before the intervention), post-intervention (collected up to 2 weeks after the intervention), and at 3-month follow-up (collected up to 2 weeks following 3 months after the end of the intervention)