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Self-administered mindfulness interventions reduce stress in a large, randomized controlled multi-site study.
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Nature human behaviour [Nat Hum Behav] 2024 Jun 11. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jun 11. - Publication Year :
- 2024
- Publisher :
- Ahead of Print
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Abstract
- Mindfulness witnessed a substantial popularity surge in the past decade, especially as digitally self-administered interventions became available at relatively low costs. Yet, it is uncertain whether they effectively help reduce stress. In a preregistered (OSF https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/UF4JZ ; retrospective registration at ClinicalTrials.gov NCT06308744 ) multi-site study (n <subscript>sites</subscript> = 37, n <subscript>participants</subscript> = 2,239, 70.4% women, M <subscript>age</subscript> = 22.4, s.d. <subscript>age</subscript> = 10.1, all fluent English speakers), we experimentally tested whether four single, standalone mindfulness exercises effectively reduced stress, using Bayesian mixed-effects models. All exercises proved to be more efficacious than the active control. We observed a mean difference of 0.27 (d = -0.56; 95% confidence interval, -0.43 to -0.69) between the control condition (M = 1.95, s.d. = 0.50) and the condition with the largest stress reduction (body scan: M = 1.68, s.d. = 0.46). Our findings suggest that mindfulness may be beneficial for reducing self-reported short-term stress for English speakers from higher-income countries.<br /> (© 2024. The Author(s).)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2397-3374
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Nature human behaviour
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 38862815
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-024-01907-7