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Trial reportEmotion (Washington, D.C.)2025

Mindfulness training fosters a positive outlook during acute stress: A randomized controlled trial.

Emily K Lindsay, Shinzen Young, J David Creswell

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Emotion (Washington, D.C.), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Association between coping strategies and benefit finding in adult cancer patients: a meta-analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Emily K LindsayDepartment of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh.ORCID 0000-0002-5314-9517
Shinzen YoungCollege of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of Arizona.
J David CreswellDepartment of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University.ORCID 0000-0002-9604-6120

Funding

University of Pittsburgh Clinical and Translational Science InstituteUL1TR000005 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI REIS, STEVEN E · 2012 to 2015
$50.8M
Mindfulness Meditation Training in Lonely Older AdultsR01AT008685 · NCCIH · CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIVERSITY · PI CRESWELL, JOHN DAVID · 2015 to 2019
$2.9M
Mechanisms of Mindfulness Training and Stress ReductionR21AT008493 · NCCIH · CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIVERSITY · PI CRESWELL, JOHN DAVID · 2015 to 2016
$515k
Biological Mechanisms of Mindfulness Training for HealthF32AT009508 · NCCIH · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI LINDSAY, EMILY · 2017 to 2019
$190k
American Psychological AssociationMind and Life InstituteNational Institutes of Health; National Center for Advancing Translational SciencesNational Institutes of Health; National Center for Complementary and Integrative HealthNCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR000005NCCIH NIH HHS F32 AT009508NCCIH NIH HHS R01 AT008685NCCIH NIH HHS R21 AT008493Yoga Science Foundation
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The tendency to maintain a positive outlook during adversity associates with better health. Interventions that help people cope with stress by maintaining a positive perspective have potential to improve health. Mindfulness interventions show promise for enhancing positive affect in daily life, and developing acceptance toward momentary experiences may help people notice more positive experiences under stress. In a sample of 153 healthy stressed adults (

Indexed as

Adaptation, PsychologicalMindfulnessStress, PsychologicalAdultFemaleHumansMaleYoung Adult

Identifiers

PMID39570681
PMCPMC12092739

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