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Trial reportJournal of consulting and clinical psychology2025

A randomized controlled trial of an online mindfulness program for adolescents at risk for internalizing problems.

Judy Garber, Denise A Chavira, Emma K Adam, Michelle G Craske, Tierney McMahon, Alexander Williams, George Abitante, Isabelle Lanser, Dani S Pashtunyar, Shanting Chen and 1 more

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Journal of consulting and clinical psychology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Judy GarberDepartment of Psychology and Human Development, Vanderbilt University.
Denise A ChaviraDepartment of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles.
Emma K AdamDepartment of Human Development and Social Policy, Northwestern University.
Michelle G CraskeDepartment of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles.
Tierney McMahonInstitute for Innovations in Developmental Sciences, Northwestern University.
Alexander WilliamsDepartment of Psychology, Northwestern University.
George AbitanteDepartment of Psychology and Human Development, Vanderbilt University.
Isabelle LanserDepartment of Psychology, Depression Grand Challenge, University of California, Los Angeles.
Dani S PashtunyarDepartment of Psychology, Los Angeles Harbor College.
Shanting ChenDepartment of Psychology, University of Florida.
Richard ZinbargDepartment of Psychology, Northwestern University.

Funding

Targeting negative affect through mindfulness training in youth at risk for internalizing problemsR33MH119270 · NIMH · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI ADAM, EMMA K, CHAVIRA, DENISE A · 2023 to 2025
$3.6M
Targeting negative affect through mindfulness training in youth at risk for internalizing problemsR61MH119270 · NIMH · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI ADAM, EMMA K, CHAVIRA, DENISE A · 2020 to 2021
$1.8M
National Institutes of Health; National Institute of Mental HealthNIMH NIH HHS R33 MH119270NIMH NIH HHS R61 MH119270
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe purpose of this randomized controlled trial was to test the effects of an online, coached mindfulness intervention on momentary negative affect (mNA) for youth with high levels of trait negative affectivity.

methodParticipants were 111 youth ages 12 to 17 years old (

resultsThe mindfulness intervention resulted in a significant reduction in stressor-reactive negative affect (

conclusionsThese results indicate that among youth with high levels of trait negative affectivity, a relatively affordable and accessible digital mindfulness program significantly reduced stressor-reactive negative affect. The absence of an effect on stressor-independent or overall average mNA suggests some specificity of the effects of mindfulness to stressor-reactive negative affect in an at-risk sample of adolescents. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved).

Indexed as

AffectAnxiety DisordersInternet-Based InterventionMindfulnessStress, PsychologicalAdolescentChildEcological Momentary AssessmentFemaleHumansMale

Identifiers

PMID39621373
PMCPMC11984827

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