SynthesisFrontiers in public health2023
Mindfulness to improve the mental health of university students. A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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32 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Traditional Chinese mind-body practices and depressive symptoms in university students: a multilevel dose-response meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- Online and traditional mindfulness-based interventions for stress in university students: a systematic review and meta-analysis versus control conditions.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- Stress management interventions for university students in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in digital health · 2025Pooled it
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- Understanding mental health disparities: a comparative study of depression and anxiety among health and non-health college track students.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- Improvement of medical students' stress, dispositional mindfulness, well-being and flourishing during the first academic year of a medical curriculum integrating a well-being longitudinal strand.BMC medical education · 2026Article
- A Meta-Analysis Examining the Efficacy and Predictors of Change in Mindfulness- and Self-Compassion-Based Interventions (MBSCIs) in Reducing Psychological Distress Among University Students.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2026Review
- Lower metacognitive abilities predict procrastination: a cross-sectional study of a healthy adult sample.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- Pilot study: mindfulness-based intervention reduces burnout syndrome and associated biomarkers in a Mexican university population.Discover mental health · 2026Article
- Assessment of Anxiety and Depression Symptoms Among Medical Students and Their Association with Religiosity: A Cross-Sectional Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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- Distinct stress, eating, and body image phenotypes among university students: a latent class analysis in Saudi Arabia.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Mindful of yourself: the initial evaluation of an online health promotion programme for university students.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Psychological trajectories following brief mindfulness training: a longitudinal comparison of active and passive controls.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Mindfulness and learning engagement among undergraduate dance majors: the serial mediating roles of self-efficacy and academic burnout.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Mindfulness exercise and mental health among university students: the sequential mediating roles of sleep regularity and self-control.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Effects of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy on Parental Mental Health and Child Behavior in Families of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Impact of resilience enhancement on communication apprehension among health communication sciences students during the COVID-19 pandemic: an experimental study.BMC medical education · 2025Article
- Addressing Psychological Distress in College Students Through Mindfulness Training: A Pre-Post Intervention Across Three Cohorts with Different Delivery Methods.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
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Abstract
Objectives: This systematic review and meta-analysis was to analyze the effects of a mindfulness program on mental health in university students. Methods: A systematic review was conducted using the databases Pubmed, Scopus, Web of Science and CINAHL. The selected studies had to incorporate a mindfulness intervention in university students. The methodological quality of the collected articles was evaluated using the PEDro scale. Results: We initially identified 321 studies, of which 21 were included in this review. The interventions focused on mindfulness with durations ranging from 8 weeks to 3 months. The results demonstrated significant effects of a mindfulness intervention on mental health in university students. Conclusion: This systematic review and meta-analysis found that mindfulness is effective for improving the mental health of college students. Systematic Review Registration: identifier: CRD42023441453.
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