Table 1. Loving-kindness or compassion meditation practice and human-animal relations.
| Speciesism | Animal Solidarity | Desire to Help Animals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | p | β | p | β | p | |
| Model 1 | ||||||
| Past 30 days practice | -.02 | .312 | .09 | < .001 | .06 | .001 |
| Lifetime practice | -.02 | .389 | .09 | < .001 | .06 | .001 |
| Model 2 | ||||||
| Past 30 days practice | -.04 | .031 | .09 | < .001 | .07 | < .001 |
| Lifetime practice | -.03 | .094 | .10 | < .001 | .06 | .001 |
| Model 3 | ||||||
| Past 30 days practice | -.02 | .174 | .07 | < .001 | .05 | .006 |
| Lifetime practice | -.01 | .497 | .07 | < .001 | .04 | .030 |
β = standardized coefficients. Note: Past 30 days practice and lifetime practice were entered into the models separately (see S1 Table in S1 File for descriptive statistics on past 30 days practice and lifetime practice).