Mindfulness improves psychological health and supports health behaviour cognitions: Evidence from a pragmatic RCT of a digital mindfulness-based intervention.
Study Goal
The researchers aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a freely accessible digital mindfulness program in improving well-being, mental health, and sleep quality, while exploring health behavior cognitions as potential mediators.
Results Summary
The study found that digital, self-administered mindfulness practice for 30 days meaningfully improved psychological health, with improvements attributed to better attitudes toward health behaviors and stronger behavioral intentions.
Population
Participants from 91 countries (N=1247), with 300 completing post-intervention measures.
Effective Dosage
Not specified
Duration
30 days
Interactions
None mentioned
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Population | Dosage | Impact | Claim # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
digital mindfulness programme | increase | well-being | participants from 91 countries | - | significantly better | #1 |
digital mindfulness programme | increase | mental health | participants from 91 countries | - | significantly better | #2 |
digital mindfulness programme | increase | sleep quality | participants from 91 countries | - | significantly better | #3 |
digital mindfulness programme | increase | attitudes towards health behaviours | participants from 91 countries | - | improved | #4 |
digital mindfulness programme | increase | behavioural intentions | participants from 91 countries | - | stronger | #5 |
digital, self-administered mindfulness practice for 30 days | increase | psychological health | participants from 91 countries | - | meaningfully improved | #6 |
BACKGROUND: Mindfulness-based interventions can improve psychological health; yet the mechanisms of change are underexplored. This pre-registered remote RCT evaluated a freely accessible digital mindfulness programme aiming to improve well-being, mental health and sleep quality. Health behaviour cognitions were explored as possible mediators. METHODS: Participants from 91 countries (N = 1247, M RESULTS: Three hundred participants completed post-intervention measures. Those receiving mindfulness training reported significantly better well-being (M CONCLUSIONS: Digital, self-administered mindfulness practice for 30 days meaningfully improved psychological health, at least partially due to improved attitudes towards health behaviours and stronger behavioural intentions. This trial found that digital mindfulness is a promising and scalable well-being tool for the general population, and highlighted its role in supporting health behaviours.