Trial reportApplied psychology. Health and well-being2023
Impact of the Heartfulness program on loneliness in high schoolers: Randomized survey study.
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- The Use of Waivers of Guardian Permission in the United States for Pediatric Digital Health Intervention Research Since 2020: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Pooled it
- Efficacy of Technology-Based Interventions on the Reduction of Loneliness: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Pooled it
- Assessing the effect of Loving-Kindness Meditation on pain and social well-being using a randomized controlled trial design.PloS one · 2026Trial
- Self-Care Program as a Tool for Alleviating Anxiety and Loneliness and Promoting Satisfaction With Life in High School Students and Staff: Randomized Survey Study.JMIR formative research · 2024Trial
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- Impact of the Heartfulness program on loneliness in high schoolers: Randomized survey study.Applied psychology. Health and well-being · 2023Trial
- A randomized controlled trial comparing Mindfulness and Heartfulness meditation programmes on stress, anxiety, depressive symptoms and wellbeing among distance-learning postgraduates.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Digital bridges to social connection: A systematic review and meta-analysis of digital interventions for loneliness and social isolation.Internet interventions · 2025Review
- Improvement in quality of life and loneliness after the community connections program: a community-based pilot intervention in South Australia.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Effect of a Web-Based Heartfulness Program on the Mental Well-Being, Biomarkers, and Gene Expression Profile of Health Care Students: Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR bioinformatics and biotechnology · 2024Article
- Heartfulness in Vegans, Vegetarians, and Omnivores.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Loneliness, health and applied psychology.Applied psychology. Health and well-being · 2023Article
- Effect of Heartfulness meditation program on perceived stress and satisfaction with life of female students.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
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16 authors at 12 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
High levels of loneliness are prominent in teenagers ranging from ages 14-19. The 4-week Self-Care program, offered by the Heartfulness Institute, is designed to develop social-emotional skills and self-observation. This study examined the impact of the Self-Care program on loneliness in high school students in the United States in a randomized, wait-list control trial with baseline and postintervention assessments. High school participants, aged 14-19, were randomized into a control-wait-listed group (n = 54) and a Heartfulness group (n = 54). Both the groups completed the intervention and the presurveys and postsurveys online, assessing their loneliness with the UCLA Loneliness Scale. The initial analysis noted the baseline equivalence of the data. A repeated measures ANOVA found a significant time * group interaction, with a significant decrease in loneliness reported in the Heartfulness Intervention group but no significant pre-post difference in the control group. In summary, the short online intervention program consisting of self-care tools decreased loneliness scores in the participants. This study opens up a new valley of possibilities, apart from existing research, and demonstrates that the online intervention used might be helpful to decrease loneliness levels in teens.
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