The meditation app improves well-being skills (self-compassion, loneliness, cognitive defusion, perseverative thinking, well-being, meaning) that persist at follow-up, except mindful action¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study (3 entries) · causal r3 · q3 · i1–i2
Currency · newest study 2022 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i1 HMP assignment predicted a significant post-intervention improvement in mindful action (d=0.21). → Hirshberg Matthew J. 2022 q3 i2 HMP assignment predicted significant post-intervention improvements in self-compassion (d=0.40), loneliness (d=-0.34), cognitive defusion (d=0.40), perseverative thinking (d=-0.35), well-being (d=0.42), and meaning in life (d=0.28). → Hirshberg Matthew J. 2022 (2) q3 i1 Improvements persisted at three-month follow-up for all secondary outcomes except mindful action (d=0.14, pFDR=.074). → Hirshberg Matthew J. 2022 (3)

Evidence¶

Hirshberg Matthew J. 2022¶

Hirshberg Matthew J., Frye Corrina, Dahl Cortland J., Riordan Kevin M., Vack Nathan J., Sachs Jane, Goldman Robin, Davidson Richard J., Goldberg Simon B. (2022). A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Smartphone-Based Well-Being Training in Public School System Employees During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Educational Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/edu0000739

q3 · i1 · causal · r3

Piecewise linear mixed effects models with FDR correction on the N=662 intention-to-treat sample. "assignment to HMP predicted significant improvements compared to the WLC" in mindful action (d=0.21), a small effect.

"assignment to HMP predicted significant improvements compared to the WLC in mindful action (d=0.21 [0.06 to 0.36], pFDR=.001)"

Hirshberg Matthew J. 2022 (2)¶

Hirshberg Matthew J., Frye Corrina, Dahl Cortland J., Riordan Kevin M., Vack Nathan J., Sachs Jane, Goldman Robin, Davidson Richard J., Goldberg Simon B. (2022). A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Smartphone-Based Well-Being Training in Public School System Employees During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Educational Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/edu0000739

q3 · i2 · causal · r3

Same FDR-corrected mixed effects models on N=662 at post-test. Effects on self-compassion (d=0.40), loneliness (d=−0.34), and cognitive defusion (d=0.40) were medium magnitude; perseverative thinking (d=−0.35), well-being (d=0.42), and meaning in life (d=0.28) also improved.

"self-compassion (d=0.40 [0.25 to 0.55], pFDR<.001), loneliness (d=−0.34 [−0.49 to −0.19], pFDR<.001), cognitive defusion (d=0.40 [0.25 to 0.56], pFDR<.001)"

Hirshberg Matthew J. 2022 (3)¶

Hirshberg Matthew J., Frye Corrina, Dahl Cortland J., Riordan Kevin M., Vack Nathan J., Sachs Jane, Goldman Robin, Davidson Richard J., Goldberg Simon B. (2022). A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Smartphone-Based Well-Being Training in Public School System Employees During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Educational Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/edu0000739

q3 · i1 · causal · r3

Follow-up (T6) estimates from the same N=662 models: "all significant HMP group intervention period improvements persisted over the three-month follow-up" (e.g., self-compassion d=0.26), except mindful action (d=0.14, pFDR=.074).

"all significant HMP group intervention period improvements persisted over the three-month follow-up (self-compassion d=0.26 [0.11 to 0.41], pFDR=.003; loneliness d=−0.32 [−0.47 to −0.17], pFDR=.002; cognitive defusion d=0.35 [0.20 to 0.50], pFDR=.002"

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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• A four-week smartphone meditation app reduces psychological distress in school system employees at post-intervention and three-month follow-up — related
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• Attrition was significantly higher in the app group than in the wait-list control group — related
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