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Associations between mindfulness and mental health outcomes: A systematic review of ecological momentary assessment research.
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31 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Understanding health behaviours in context: A systematic review and meta-analysis of ecological momentary assessment studies of five key health behaviours.Health psychology review · 2022Pooled it
- Momentary effects of life stressors on mindfulness and emotion regulation difficulties among adolescents exposed to chronic stressors.Stress and health : journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress · 2024Trial
- Short mindfulness-based intervention for psychological and academic outcomes among university students.Anxiety, stress, and coping · 2022Trial
- Risks of Burnout Among Mobile Crisis Team Workers in a Southern U.S. State: A Pilot Study of Work Climate and Mindfulness.Community mental health journal · 2026Article
- Higher mindfulness and lower self-absorption predict greater compassion within romantic relationships.Communications psychology · 2026Article
- Exploring within and between associations of momentary mindfulness and emotion regulation and the moderating effects of mental health among adolescents.Journal of research on adolescence : the official journal of the Society for Research on Adolescence · 2026Article
- Psychometric Evaluation of the 15-Item Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire: A Cross-Cultural Comparison Study Among English- and Chinese-Speaking Adult Mental Health Service Users.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Temporal Orientation and the Association Between Adverse Life Events and Internalizing Symptoms in Vietnamese American and European American Adolescents.Child psychiatry and human development · 2025Article
- Strengthening Public Health in Portugal: The Value of Behavioural Science.Portuguese journal of public health · 2025Article
- How do we know that they actually use it? Exploring measures of adherence to stress management strategies in university students: A systematic review.Internet interventions · 2025Review
- Dance-like state detection, curiosity, and decentering: A pilot study on artful movement and mindfulness.Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD · 2025Article
- A prospective ecological momentary assessment study of an ayahuasca retreat: exploring the salutary impact of acute psychedelic experiences on subacute affect and mindfulness skills in daily life.Psychopharmacology · 2025Article
- Does mindfulness facilitate letting be? A longitudinal investigation of nonattachment as a mediator in the association between mindfulness, well-being, and affect at trait and state levels.Applied psychology. Health and well-being · 2025Article
- Mindfulness Practice and Work Performance: The Mediating Role of Emotional Intelligence and Psychological Capital.Brain and behavior · 2025Article
- Measuring emotion dysregulation in daily life: an experience sampling study.Anxiety, stress, and coping · 2025Article
- Temporal dynamics and long-term effects of a mindfulness-based intervention for young adults with adverse childhood experiences.Mindfulness · 2024Article
- Activity-based mindfulness: large-scale assessment of an online program on perceived stress and mindfulness.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Mind Your Heart: A Mindful Eating and Diet Education eHealth Program.Journal of nutrition education and behavior · 2024Article
- The application of virtual reality meditation and mind-body exercises among older adults.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Review
- Rumination and Self-Compassion Moderate Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Patients With Recurrent and Persistent Major Depressive Disorder: A Controlled Trial.Depression and anxiety · 2024Article
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Abstract
Objectives: Psychological science has taken up investigations of the effectiveness of mindfulness-based programs (MBPs) and mechanisms through which people benefit from mindfulness. Reliable and valid psychometric tools are essential components of psychological science, and efforts have been made to produce tools for the accurate measurement of mindfulness as a construct. However, trait measurement methods, which are commonly used, may not adequately assess mindfulness and mental health outcomes in a way that allows for mechanisms to be adequately tested. Intensive longitudinal assessment methods sample behavior and experience multiple times over a brief period of several days or weeks, and may be more appropriate methods for testing mechanisms of action. We provide a systematic review of published, peer-reviewed studies that used intensive longitudinal methods to investigate the effects of mindfulness on mental health outcomes. Methods: Articles were included in the systematic review if mindfulness measures and/or mindfulness interventions were a part of the study design and if intensive longitudinal methods were used to assess mindfulness or mental health outcomes. Results: Findings consistently demonstrated a positive association between mindfulness and mental health. Only two studies collected both trait and state measurements of either mindfulness or mental health outcomes, and results indicated that EMA produced larger effect sizes between mindfulness and mental health outcomes. Conclusions: Theorized associations between mindfulness and mental health are supported by the current EMA literature. Intensive longitudinal methods may produce more consistent and reliable results through increased sensitivity and ecological validity in that they examine the momentary relationships between mindfulness and mental health outcomes. Thus, intensive longitudinal assessment may be a more appropriate method for investigating hypothesized mechanisms of action in MBPs.
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