SynthesisPerspectives on psychological science : a journal of the Association for Psychological Science2022
The Empirical Status of Mindfulness-Based Interventions: A Systematic Review of 44 Meta-Analyses of Randomized Controlled Trials.
Synthesis in Perspectives on psychological science : a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05227794 (The Yale Equity in Student Well-Being Project), which is not on this map. Cited by 207 papers, 15 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The Yale Equity in Student Well-Being Project: The Effects of 8-Week Online Compassion Cultivation Training (CCT) and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) on Diverse University Students' Social Well-Being and Mental Health
Who cites it
207 citing papers in PubMed, 15 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The effectiveness of second-generation mindfulness interventions on anxiety and depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Clinical psychology review · 2026Pooled it
- Mindfulness-based interventions for competitive anxiety in athletes: the moderating role of control type-Preliminary evidence from a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- A meta-analysis of the effects of mindfulness meditation training on self-reported interoception.Scientific reports · 2025Pooled it
- Consumer-Grade Neurofeedback With Mindfulness Meditation: Meta-Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Pooled it
- Telehealth as a Psychological Intervention for Caregivers of Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders: A Systematic Review with Effect Sizes.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2025Pooled it
- Mechanism of Action of Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Pain Relief-A Systematic Review.Journal of integrative and complementary medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Mindfulness programs for problematic usage of the internet: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2024Pooled it
- Mindfulness enhances cognitive functioning: a meta-analysis of 111 randomized controlled trials.Health psychology review · 2024Pooled it
- The efficacy of mindfulness apps on symptoms of depression and anxiety: An updated meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Clinical psychology review · 2024Pooled it
- Meditation, mindfulness, and acceptance methods in psychotherapy: A systematic review.Psychotherapy research : journal of the Society for Psychotherapy Research · 2023Pooled it
- Only Small Effects of Mindfulness-Based Interventions on Biomarker Levels of Inflammation and Stress: A Preregistered Systematic Review and Two Three-Level Meta-Analyses.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Pooled it
- The effect of mindfulness interventions on stress in medical students: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2023Pooled it
- Mindfulness-based interventions among people of color: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Psychotherapy research : journal of the Society for Psychotherapy Research · 2022Pooled it
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- Mindfulness-based interventions for substance use disorders.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Habit-formation strategies enhance long-term outcomes of a self-compassionate touch micropractice: a randomized controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2026Trial
- The feasibility of mindfulness-based relapse prevention for adults with substance use disorders (illicit drugs) in a Chinese population: A pilot randomized controlled trial.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2026Trial
- Enhancing mindfulness and compassion through an ayahuasca-inspired formulation containing N,N-DMT and harmine: A randomized controlled trial in healthy subjects.Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England) · 2026Trial
- Preliminary examination of the validity of a behavioral mindfulness measure in adults with advanced cancer and their family caregivers.Palliative & supportive care · 2026Trial
- Effectiveness of an Online Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Improving Mental Health in Undergraduate Students: A Randomized Clinical Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Trial
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Abstract
In response to questions regarding the scientific basis for mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs), we evaluated their empirical status by systematically reviewing meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials (RCTs). We searched six databases for effect sizes based on four or more trials that did not combine passive and active controls. Heterogeneity, moderators, tests of publication bias, risk of bias, and adverse effects were also extracted. Representative effect sizes based on the largest number of studies were identified across a wide range of populations, problems, interventions, comparisons, and outcomes (PICOS). A total of 160 effect sizes were reported in 44 meta-analyses (
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