Individual differences in meditation interventions: A meta-analytic study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Meditation interventions typically show small to moderate effects on health and well-being, but we know little about how these effects vary across individuals. This meta-analytic study investigates the relationship between baseline participant characteristics and the outcomes of meditation.

Methods

A systematic search yielded 51 eligible studies with 7782 participants. A combination of subgroup analyses and meta-regression based on the random-effects model were used.

Results

We found that a higher baseline level of psychopathology or depression was associated with deterioration in mental health after a meditation intervention. On the other hand, participants with higher scores on interpersonal variables, motivation, medical conditions, and mindfulness showe

SUBMITTER: Buric I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9543193 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature