Brief mindfulness training for negative affectivity: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Over the last 10 years, there has been a dramatic increase in published randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of brief mindfulness training (from single-session inductions to multisession interventions lasting up to 2 weeks), with some preliminary indications that these training programs may improve mental health outcomes, such as negative affectivity. This meta-analysis aimed to evaluate whether brief mindfulness training reliably reduces negative affectivity.

Method

PubMed, PsycINFO, and the Mindfulness Research Monthly Newsletter were systematically searched for brief mindfulness intervention RCTs assessing negative affectivity outcomes (e.g., depression, rumination, anxiety, stress). Sixty-five RCTs, including 5,489 participants predominantly without experience i

SUBMITTER: Schumer MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6441958 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature