{"id":27816,"date":"2018-02-08T20:57:34","date_gmt":"2018-02-09T00:57:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/?p=27816"},"modified":"2026-09-25T20:48:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T03:48:20","slug":"despite-widespread-claims-meditation-not-make-better-person-study-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/despite-widespread-claims-meditation-not-make-better-person-study-finds\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Despite Widespread Claims&#8221; &#8211; &#8220;Meditation Does Not Make You a Better Person, Study Finds&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/bigstock-2029019891-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27817\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5027322404371584;width:461px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/bigstock-2029019891-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/bigstock-2029019891-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/bigstock-2029019891-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/bigstock-2029019891.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>LTRP Note:<\/strong> Posted for informational and research purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By Francesca Marshall<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>The Telegraph<\/em> (UK)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"m_first-letter m_first-letter--flagged\">M<\/span>editation does not make you a better person according to a new study despite widespread claims that meditation can make you calmer and more compassionate towards other people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Researchers have found that despite popular beliefs that meditation can make people more compassionate and less aggressive the evidence for this is limited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The research&nbsp;by scientists at Coventry University in the UK, Massey University in New Zealand, and Radboud University in the Netherlands, reviewed 22 studies involving 1685 people to investigate&nbsp;the effect of various types of meditation. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2018\/02\/05\/meditation-does-not-make-better-person-study-finds\/\">Click here<\/a> to continue reading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Related Information:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/?p=18828\">&#8220;Meditation! 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