Trial reportJournal of American college health : J of ACH
Promoting healthy transition to college through mindfulness training with first-year college students: Pilot randomized controlled trial.
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52 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Mindfulness-Based Programmes for Work Performance: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials.Stress and health : journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress · 2025Pooled it
- Mindfulness to improve the mental health of university students. A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2023Pooled it
- Virtual mindfulness interventions to promote well-being in adults: A mixed-methods systematic review.Journal of affective disorders · 2022Pooled it
- A systematic review and meta-analysis of psychological interventions to improve mental wellbeing.Nature human behaviour · 2021Pooled it
- Promoting University Students' Mental Health: A Systematic Literature Review Introducing the 4M-Model of Individual-Level Interventions.Frontiers in public health · 2021Pooled it
- Mindfulness-based programmes for mental health promotion in adults in nonclinical settings: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.PLoS medicine · 2021Pooled it
- Psychological interventions to foster resilience in healthcare students.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
- Use of Meditation and Cognitive Behavioral Therapies for the Treatment of Stress, Depression and Anxiety in Students. A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Pooled it
- Who benefits from mobile health interventions? A dynamical systems analysis of psychological well-being in early adults.Applied psychology. Health and well-being · 2025Trial
- A quasiexperimental study of assessing the impact of stress management program on health science students at Kuwait University.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- Mediating effect of mindfulness cognition on the development of empathy in a university context.PloS one · 2019Trial
- Mindfulness-based intervention alters nonlinear heart rate variability in a pilot study.Discover mental health · 2026Article
- Mindfulness as a mediator between intolerance of uncertainty and test anxiety among adolescents: a structural equation model.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- The dual impact of physical exercise on university students' mental health: the chain mediating effects of mindfulness and psychological resilience.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Well-being interventions in U.S. colleges: a scoping review from a positive higher education perspective.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Review
- The relationship between physical activity and depression in college students: the parallel mediating role of mindfulness and life satisfaction.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- What was done for youths aged 15 to 24 around the world? A systematic review of worldwide mental health interventions.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2025Review
- Supporting the transition to higher education: examination of state- and trait-level effects of a multicomponent positive psychological intervention for university students.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- A Pilot and Feasibility Study on a Mindfulness-Based Intervention Adapted for LGBTQ+ Adolescents.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Bi-Directional and Time-Lagged Associations between Engagement and Mental Health Symptoms in a Group Mindfulness-Based Mental Health Intervention.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectiveGiven the importance of developmental transitions on young adults' lives and the high rates of mental health issues among U.S. college students, first-year college students can be particularly vulnerable to stress and adversity. This pilot study evaluated the effectiveness and feasibility of mindfulness training aiming to promote first-year college students' health and wellbeing.
participants109 freshmen were recruited from residential halls (50% Caucasian, 66% female). Data collection was completed in November 2014.
methodsA randomized control trial was conducted utilizing the Learning to BREATHE (L2B) program, a universal mindfulness program adapted to match the developmental tasks of college transition.
resultsParticipation in the pilot intervention was associated with significant increase in students' life satisfaction, and significant decrease in depression and anxiety. Marginally significant decrease was found for sleep issues and alcohol consequences.
conclusionsMindfulness-based programs may be an effective strategy to enhance a healthy transition into college.
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