Effects of mindfulness-based intervention on adolescents emotional disorders: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis
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Background: The vulnerability of adolescents to emotional disorders such as stress, anxiety, anger, depression, and emotional breakdown is a matter of great concern and urgent need. Studies in several countries and regions have reported higher prevalence of depression, stress, and anxiety in adolescents. Several studies have shown that mindfulness-based interventions have an ameliorative effect on both emotional disorders and psychological problems in adolescents. The purpose of this study is to systematically analyze the effects of mindfulness-based intervention on emotional disorders and psychological problems in adolescents, and to provide a reasonable mindfulness-based intervention program for adolescents with emotional disorders. Methods: Electronic databases including Google Scholar, EMBASE, Web of Science, PubMed, the CNKI, the Chinese Science and Technology Periodical Database, VIP, Wanfang, and Cochrane Library. These databases will be searched to identify randomized controlled trials (RCTs) published before October 2021. Only Chinese and English literature will be included. We will use the criteria provided in Cochrane Handbook 5.3.0 for quality assessment and risk assessment and Revman 5.3 software for meta-analysis. The primary outcome are mainly evaluated by PHCSS, SDS and SAS in adolescents. Conclusion: The results of this study may provide a strong basis for improving emotional disorders and psychological problems in adolescents. Systematic review registration: INPLASY2021110054.
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Mindfulness-based interventions are effective in reducing psychological symptoms associated with anxiety and depression in adolescents.
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- Authors
- Tang, D.-F., Mo, L.-Q., Zhou, X.-C., Shu, J.-H., Wu, L., Wang, D., & Dai, F.
- Affiliations
- Institute of Physical Education, Wuchang Institute of Technology, Wuhan, China
- Wuchang University of Technology (CN)
- Wuhan University of Technology (CN)
- Corresponding author
- Dai, Fei
- Venue
- Medicine
- Published
- 2021-12-23
- Volume
- 100
- Issue
- 51
- Pages
- e28295
- ISSN
- 0025-7974 (ISSN-L)
- 1536-5964
- PMC
- PMC8701759
- OpenAlex
- W4200394879
- Cited by
- 11
- References
- 25
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 1
- FWCI
- 0.85
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Locations
- Medicine (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Funders
- Provincial Teaching Research Project of Hubei University (2020715)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- Keywords
- mindfulness-based interventions, adolescents, emotional disorders, anxiety, depression, stress, mental illness, mindfulness-based stress reduction, psychological well-being
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