RT Journal Article
T1 Efficacy of mindfulness to regulate induced emotions in the laboratory: A systematic review and meta-analysis of self-report and biobehavioral measures
A1 Zangri, Rosaria María
A1 Andreu, Catherine I.
A1 Nieto, Inés
A1 González Garzón, Ana María
A1 Vázquez Valverde, Carmelo
AB A substantial part of the research on the efficacy of mindfulness-based interventions on mood regulation is conducted in the laboratory. Nevertheless, a systematic review of the results is lacking. This meta-analysis aimed to investigate the effects of mindfulness as an emotion regulation (ER) strategy when using mood induction procedures. A systematic search of databases was conducted and a total of 43 studies were included in the meta-analysis. We found a small significant overall effect size of mindfulness [g= -0.15 (95% CI [-0.30, -0.01], p = 0.04)], which became non-significant after removing outliers (g=-0.15, p = 0.06). We also found high levels of heterogeneity which was not explained by the moderating variables analyzed. Thus, there is limited meta-analytic evidence of the efficacy of mindfulness strategies in down-regulating or preventing heightened or chronic effects of induced mood states in well-controlled laboratory settings. We propose that this could be partially due to some limitations in laboratory methodologies and suggest some guidelines to overcome them in future primary research.
PB Elsevier
SN 0149-7634, ESSN: 1873-7528
YR 2022
FD 2022-11-09
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/72713
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/72713
LA eng
NO CRUE-CSIC (Acuerdos Transformativos 2022)
NO Spanish Ministry of Science
NO Universidad Complutense de Madrid
NO Ministerio de Universidades
DS Docta Complutense
RD 4 may 2024