Brief mindfulness, mental health, and cognitive processes: A randomized controlled trial.
Study Goal
The researchers aimed to evaluate the impact of a brief mindfulness training program on emotional regulation, cognitive rumination, psychological well-being, and depressive symptoms.
Results Summary
The study found that a four-session mindfulness program significantly increased psychological well-being, reduced depressive symptoms, decreased emotional suppression and rumination, and improved cognitive reappraisal.
Population
103 voluntary participants (51 in the experimental group, 52 in the control group).
Effective Dosage
Not specified
Duration
Four sessions
Interactions
None mentioned
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Population | Dosage | Impact | Claim # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
brief, four-session mindfulness training program | increase | psychological well-being | 103 people enrolled on a voluntary basis | - | significantly increases | #1 |
brief, four-session mindfulness training program | decrease | symptoms associated with depression | 103 people enrolled on a voluntary basis | - | significantly reduces | #2 |
brief, four-session mindfulness training program | decrease | emotional suppression | 103 people enrolled on a voluntary basis | - | decrease | #3 |
brief, four-session mindfulness training program | decrease | intrusive rumination | 103 people enrolled on a voluntary basis | - | decrease | #4 |
brief, four-session mindfulness training program | decrease | deliberate rumination | 103 people enrolled on a voluntary basis | - | decrease | #5 |
brief, four-session mindfulness training program | increase | cognitive reappraisal | 103 people enrolled on a voluntary basis | - | increase | #6 |
The present study evaluated the impact of a brief mindfulness training program on emotional regulation, cognitive rumination, psychological well-being, and depressive symptoms. This is an experimental study, through a randomized controlled trial. A total of 103 people enrolled on a voluntary basis, of whom 51 were randomly selected to participate in the experimental group and 52 in the control group without intervention (on the waiting list). It is established that a brief, four-session mindfulness training program significantly increases psychological well-being and significantly reduces the symptoms associated with depression; there was a decrease in emotional suppression and in intrusive and deliberate rumination, and an increase in cognitive reappraisal. Implications of this brief mindfulness program on the symptoms associated with depression, psychological well-being, emotional regulation, and cognitive rumination are analyzed, as are the scope and limitations of the study.