Effects of mindfulness-based interventions on psychological outcomes in college and university students during COVID-19 pandemics: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Study Goal
The researchers aimed to synthesize the effects of mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) on psychological outcomes in college and university students during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Results Summary
MBIs showed a significantly moderate improvement in anxiety and depressive symptoms among college and university students during the pandemic, with clinical relevance for mental health treatment.
Population
College and university students during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Effective Dosage
Not specified
Duration
Not specified
Interactions
None mentioned
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Population | Dosage | Impact | Claim # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) | decrease | anxiety | college and university students during the COVID-19 pandemic | g = 0.612, 95% CI: 0.288-0.936 | showed a significantly moderate improvement | #1 |
mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) | decrease | depression | college and university students during the COVID-19 pandemic | g = 0.444, 95% CI: 0.207-0.681 | showed a significantly moderate improvement | #2 |
mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) | increase | psychological outcomes | college and university students during the COVID-19 pandemic | - | significantly improved | #3 |
mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) | decrease | anxiety | college and university students | - | is an effective method to decrease | #4 |
mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) | decrease | depressive symptoms | college and university students | - | is an effective method to decrease | #5 |
mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) | increase | mindfulness | college and university students | - | increase | #6 |
OBJECTIVE: We synthesized the effects of mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) on psychological outcomes in college and university students during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHOD: Ten electronic databases were searched from inception to December 2021. We reviewed studies with college and university students receiving MBIs with psychological outcomes. We only reviewed studies written in English. A random-effects model was used to compute the effect size. RESULTS: Overall, MBIs showed a significantly moderate improvement in anxiety (g = 0.612, 95% CI: 0.288-0.936, I CONCLUSION: MBIs significantly improved psychological outcomes among college and university students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Clinicians and health providers should consider using MBIs as alternative complementary treatment for improving and preventing anxiety and depression in college and university students during COVID-19. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: The use of MBIs for college and university students is an effective method to decrease anxiety, depressive symptoms, and increase mindfulness. MBIs would become a very useful means of alternative complementary treatment in mental health and clinical psychiatry.