The effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions for ruminative thinking: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Mao, Lingyun; Li, Pan; Wu, Yunhong; Luo, Lan; Hu, Maorong

doi:10.1016/j.jad.2022.10.022

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“…For mindfulness levels, in accordance with previous evidence [59,60], our study found that MBIs could significantly improve the athletes' mindfulness levels. For the mindfulnessrelated psychological components (e.g., acceptance, flow, psychological flexibility, and ruminative response), we found a significant effect of MBIs on improving these indicators, which is in line with previous evidence among different types of athletes and general populations [10,61,62]. During the games, it is easy for athletes to experience negative emotions, such as nervousness and worries [63,64].…”

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Effects of Mindfulness-Based Interventions on Promoting Athletic Performance and Related Factors among Athletes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trial

Wang

Lei

Fan

2023

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In recent years, mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) have been widely applied in competition sports with respect to athletic performance and mental health promotion, whereas evidence of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) has not been well summarized. Therefore, this study aimed to systematically review and meta-analyze the existing evidence on the effects of MBIs on improving athletic performance, mindfulness level, mindfulness-related psychological components (e.g., acceptance, self-compassion, flow), and mental health (e.g., burnout, stress, psychological well-being) among athletes. Following the PRISMA guidelines, a literature search was implemented on five electronic databases (Web of Science, PubMed, Scopus, ProQuest, and ScienceDirect) and relevant review papers. The article selection, risk of bias assessment, and data extraction were performed by two investigators independently. The standardized mean difference (SMD) was calculated to evaluate the effects of interventions using the random effect model. Among the 1897 original hits, thirty-two eligible RCT studies were included in the systematic review, of which seven were involved in the meta-analysis. The results showed that MBIs were effective in promoting athletes’ athletic performances (by narrative synthesis), mindfulness-level (n = 3; SMD = 0.50, 95% CI = [0.17, 0.83]; I2 = 45%, p = 0.16), and mindfulness-related psychological components (n = 5; SMD = 0.81, 95% CI = [0.53, 1.10], I2 = 77%, p =0.001), while no significant intervention effects were found on the mental health of athletes (n = 4; SMD = −0.03, 95% CI = [−0.35, 0.29], I2 = 89%, p < 0.001). Our findings preliminarily support the potential effectiveness of MBIs, whereas more high-quality RCTs were needed in the future.

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Effects of Mindfulness-Based Interventions on Promoting Athletic Performance and Related Factors among Athletes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trial

Wang

Lei

Fan

2023

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“…However, only MB intervention led to significant temporal reductions in worry, which involves perseverative thinking about future threats [ 95 , 96 ]. Previous studies have shown the effectiveness of MBIs in reducing perseverative thinking [ 54 , 97 ], and prior studies [ 30 , 98 ] have demonstrated that attention-focused meditation reduces past- and future-related thoughts while socio-emotional practices increase positive other-related thoughts. Our findings extend this prior work by showing that different practices lead to temporal reductions in specific components of perseverative thinking.…”

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10-Week Trajectories of Candidate Psychological Processes Differentially Predict Mental Health Gains from Online Dyadic versus Mindfulness Interventions: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Godara,

Singer

2024

JCM

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Background: App-based contemplative interventions, such as mindfulness-based interventions, have gained popularity for the promotion of mental health; however, the understanding of underlying intervention-specific mechanisms remains limited, especially related to novel inter-relational dyadic practices. Methods: We tested (n = 253) seven putative mechanisms underlying two brief (daily 12-min) online mental interventions: attention-focused mindfulness and socio-emotional partner-based, both supported by weekly online coaching. Weekly self-reports of rumination, worry, psychological flexibility, affective control, social support, acceptance, and mindfulness were obtained over 10 weeks of intervention, and depression, anxiety, and resilience were assessed as pre- and post-intervention outcomes. Results: Significant week-to-week reductions in rumination and increases in psychological flexibility were observed in both interventions. Only attention-based practice led to temporal reductions in worry, and only socio-emotional dyadic practice led to temporal increases in affective control. Mediation analyses with slopes of weekly variables as mediators detected no significant indirect effects. However, exploratory moderation analyses revealed that intervention-related reductions in depressive symptomatology and anxiety vulnerability and increases in resilience were predicted by weekly increases in acceptance and affective control in the socio-emotional dyadic group, and by weekly reductions in rumination and worry in the mindfulness group. Limitations of the study include reliance on brief self-report measures, relatively small sample size, and absence of long-term follow-up assessments indicating the need for future well-powered longitudinal studies comparing intervention modalities. Conclusions: We present preliminary evidence for practice-specific active ingredients of contemplative interventions, which can be leveraged to enhance their efficiency for mental health.

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“…Mindfulness entails purposefully directing one's attention to current experiences with curiosity and unbiased consciousness. For instance, problem‐focused coping, which is considered a positive coping style, has been found to have a protective effect against the development of caregiver burden (Mao, Li, et al., 2023). In addition, mindfulness has recently emerged as a potential protective personality trait for preventing or reducing caregiver burden and may assist in alleviating caregivers' inclination to become excessively involved in their caregiving role.…”

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The effect of mindfulness‐based interventions on mental health outcomes and wellbeing of informal caregivers of people with mental illness: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Zhang,

Ren,

Wang

et al. 2024

Int J Mental Health Nurs

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The increasing prevalence of mental illness has resulted in a growing burden on informal caregivers. Mindfulness‐based interventions, as a form of psychotherapy, have shown efficacy in alleviating psychological stress and enhancing emotional and physical well‐being. However, the utilisation of mindfulness‐based interventions for informal caregivers of individuals with mental illness remains limited. The aim of the meta‐analysis is to evaluate the impact of mindfulness‐based interventions on the mental health and well‐being among informal caregivers of people with mental illness. A comprehensive literature search was conducted across seven electronic databases (PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, Embase, APA PsycINFO and CINAHL Ultimate) from the inception of these databases until 20 July 2023. Two authors independently screened the studies and extracted the relevant data. The meta‐analysis was performed by using Stata 12.0 software, and the effect sizes were calculated utilising standardised mean difference (SMD) along with their corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CI). The meta‐analysis included 13 studies with 1007 participants, and the results demonstrated that mindfulness‐based interventions were efficacious in reducing stress (SMD = −0.80, 95% CI [−1.33, −0.28], p = 0.003), depression (SMD = −0.43, 95% CI [−0.62, −0.24], p < 0.001) and caregiver burden (SMD = −0.21, 95% CI [−0.40, −0.01], p = 0.038), and enhancing the mindfulness level (SMD = 0.37, 95% CI [0.09, 0.65], P = 0.010) and quality of life (SMD = 0.22, 95% CI [0.04, 0.39], p = 0.015) among informal caregivers of people with mental illness, but not on anxiety reduction (SMD = −0.19, 95% CI [−0.49, 0.10], p = 0.198). Furthermore, future research should aim to employ more rigorous methodologies to confirm the effectiveness.

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The effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions for ruminative thinking: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Cited by 14 publications

References 111 publications

Effects of Mindfulness-Based Interventions on Promoting Athletic Performance and Related Factors among Athletes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trial

Effects of Mindfulness-Based Interventions on Promoting Athletic Performance and Related Factors among Athletes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trial

10-Week Trajectories of Candidate Psychological Processes Differentially Predict Mental Health Gains from Online Dyadic versus Mindfulness Interventions: A Randomized Clinical Trial

The effect of mindfulness‐based interventions on mental health outcomes and wellbeing of informal caregivers of people with mental illness: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

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