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Mobile Mindfulness Meditation: a Randomised Controlled Trial of the Effect of Two Popular Apps on Mental Health
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“The nine research articles [47-55] that examined the 10 apps were made up of seven randomized controlled trials (RCTs)—the Flett et al article contained one RCT with 2 of the listed apps: Headspace and Smiling Mind [52]—and two feasibility or pilot studies: Kinderman et al [48] and Carey et al [55].”
From Apps with maps-anxiety and depression mobile apps with evidence-based frameworks: Systematic search of major app stores (2020) · cites this paper as [52]
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“Mindfulness-based interventions can help individuals focus on the present moment and reduce the cognitive hyperarousal that often accompanies sleep onset anxiety [73,74].”
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- Authors
- Flett, J. A. M., Hayne, H., Riordan, B. C., Thompson, L. M., & Conner, T. S.
- Affiliations
- University of Otago (NZ)
- Corresponding author
- Flett, Jayde A. M.
- Venue
- Mindfulness
- Published
- 2018-10-31
- Volume
- 10
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 863-876
- ISSN
- 1868-8527 (ISSN-L)
- 1868-8535
- OpenAlex
- W2899481738
- Cited by
- 338
- References
- 59
- Citations by year
- 2026: 43 · 2025: 46 · 2024: 42 · 2023: 72 · 2022: 40 · 2021: 45 · 2020: 34 · 2019: 15 · 2018: 1
- FWCI
- 26.47
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Mindfulness (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Office of the Vice-Chancellor, University of Otago
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Keywords
- mindfulness apps, headspace, university students, depressive symptoms, anxiety, stress, college adjustment, eudaimonia, resilience, app usage, positive mental health, negative mental health
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