Mindfulness with attentional performance & overall well-being

Web-based mindfulness training study showing the effects on overall well-being and attentional performance, and also provides insight into the relationship between psychological outcomes, attention, and neuroplastic changes.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38114554/

Mora Álvarez, M. G., Hölzel, B. K., Bremer, B., Wilhelm, M., Hell, E., Tavacioglu, E. E., Koch, K., & Torske, A. (2023). Effects of web-based mindfulness training on psychological outcomes, attention, and neuroplasticity. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 22635. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-48706-0

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Mindfulness and depression, anxiety & stress

Online mindfulness-based interventions have beneficial effects on mental health, particularly depression, anxiety, and stress, during the COVID-19 pandemic.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36129900/

Witarto, B. S., Visuddho, V., Witarto, A. P., Bestari, D., Sawitri, B., Melapi, T. A. S., & Wungu, C. D. K. (2022). Effectiveness of online mindfulness-based interventions in improving mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. PLoS ONE, 17(9), 1–22. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0274177

Mindfulness and loneliness & social contact in daily life

This study demonstrates the efficacy of a 2-wk smartphone-based mindfulness training for reducing loneliness and increasing social contact in daily life. The findings describe a behavioral therapeutic target for improving social-relationship functioning; by fostering equanimity with feelings of loneliness and social disconnect, acceptance-skills training may allow loneliness to dissipate and encourage greater engagement with others in daily life.

https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1813588116

Lindsay, E. K., Young, S., Brown, K. W., Smyth, J. M., & Creswell, J. D. (2019). Mindfulness training reduces loneliness and increases social contact in a randomized controlled trial. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 116(9), 3488–3493. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1813588116