Brief mindfulness meditation based on Buddhist Anapanasati regulates stress response in young Chinese males.
Anxiety, stress, and coping April 7, 2026 Xiao-Na Zhou, Jun-Lan Liu, Jia-Hui Guo et al.
A two-week Brief Mindfulness Meditation (BMM) intervention, practiced 15 minutes daily, reduced perceived stress and the low-frequency/high-frequency heart rate variability ratio while increasing positive affect and acting with awareness in young Chinese men aged 20–30. The effect on positive affect was fully mediated by reduced perceived stress, whereas the effect on negative affect was partially mediated by enhanced acting with awareness. BMM promotes emotional well-being through distinct mechanisms: lowering perceived stress boosts positive affect, and cultivating awareness reduces negative affect.