The Effects of Internet-Delivered Mindfulness Training on Stress, Coping, and Mindfulness in University Students
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Internet-delivered mindfulness and relaxation training were compared with each other and a no-treatment control on stress, coping, and mindfulness measures. Participants ( n = 114) were assessed before and after treatment, and their compliance with the intervention they received was tracked. The treatments were received at a time, place, and computer of the participants’ choosing with the proviso that three exercises be completed during each of three successive weeks. Both mindfulness and relaxation reduced stress, but only mindfulness training increased mindfulness and reduced emotion-focused coping.
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RCTs focusing on college student samples suggest comparable efficacy to other populations.
“RCTs focusing on college student samples suggest comparable efficacy [27–31]”
From StudiCare mindfulness-study protocol of a randomized controlled trial evaluating an internet- and mobile-based intervention for college students with no and "on demand" guidance. (2020) · cites this paper as [27]
The Participants section (p. 2) identifies an undergraduate sample, and the Treatment Effects section (pp. 4–5) reports that online mindfulness training reduced stress and improved some other outcomes relative to no treatment. The paper does not directly compare its efficacy in students with efficacy in other populations, so that part of the claim is not established by this source. (LLM, conf=0.82)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredRCTs focusing on college student samples are often compromised by methodological limitations such as small sample sizes or no long-term follow-up.
“but are often compromised by methodological limitations such as small sample sizes [29–31] or no long-term follow-up [27–29, 31].”
From StudiCare mindfulness-study protocol of a randomized controlled trial evaluating an internet- and mobile-based intervention for college students with no and "on demand" guidance. (2020) · cites this paper as [27]
The Procedures (p. 3) and Treatment Effects (p. 4) describe a three-week intervention assessed at pretest and posttest, with no long-term follow-up reported. The small-sample limitation is not supported for this study: Preliminary Analyses (p. 4) reports 114 completers and says the sample had sufficient statistical power. (LLM, conf=0.86)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredParticipants sometimes received money or course credits for study participation, therefore possibly not representing real students in need.
“Additionally, participants sometimes received money or course credits for study participation [27–29], therefore possibly not representing real students in need.”
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- Authors
- Messer, D., Horan, J. J., Turner, W., & Weber, W.
- Affiliations
- Arizona State University (US)
- Friedrich Schiller University Jena (DE)
- Venue
- AERA Open
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2015-12-30
- Volume
- 2
- Issue
- 1
- ISSN
- 2332-8584 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2346559846
- Cited by
- 30
- References
- 65
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 1
- FWCI
- 2.48
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Locations
- AERA Open (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Arizona State University Library Digital Repository (Arizona State University) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Student Stress and Coping
- Keywords
- relaxation training, stress, coping, emotion-focused coping, mindfulness, university students, intervention adherence, online psychological intervention
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