Mindfulness meditation use in Britain during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The objectives of this study were to examine the prevalence and associations of mindfulness meditation use and also its perceived mental health effects during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

Using repeated cross-sectional data from broad online samples weighted to be representative of the adult population in Britain, we estimated the prevalence of mindfulness meditation use and employed logistic regression models to investigate sociodemographic and political associations of mindfulness meditation use and also its perceived mental health effects during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Results

The findings suggest that 16 percent of adults in Britain had learnt to practice mindfulness in 2021. In covariate-adjusted regression models, having learnt to practice mindfulnes

SUBMITTER: Simonsson O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11090315 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature