Mindfulness interventions consisting of combinations of various mindfulness activities show the largest effects on youth mental health and well-being¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · quant-synthesis r2 · q3
Currency · newest study 2018 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? Interventions combining various mindfulness activities had the largest effects on mental health and well-being outcomes compared with other program formats. → Carsley 2018

Evidence¶

Carsley 2018¶

Carsley, D., Khoury, B., & Heath, N. L. (2018). Effectiveness of Mindfulness Interventions for Mental Health in Schools: a Comprehensive Meta-analysis. Mindfulness. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-017-0839-2

q3 · i? · quant-synthesis · r2

Meta-analytic moderator analysis of program characteristics across the 24 included studies. The article reports that programs "consist[ing] of combinations of various mindfulness activities" had the largest effects; no separate effect size is printed in the available text.

"interventions that were delivered during late adolescence (15–18) and that consisted of combinations of various mindfulness activities had the largest effects on mental health and well-being outcomes"

Discussion¶

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