Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Intervention on Physical and Psychological Well-Being of Young Adults.
Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education February 1, 2026 Luca Tagliabue, Daniele Piscitelli, Francesco Cerroni et al.
A controlled trial compared a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) intervention with no intervention in young adults. The MBSR group (38 participants) received eight sessions, while the control group (40 participants) received none. Measures of psychological well-being, insomnia response to stress, postural awareness, and mindfulness were taken before, after, and at a three-month follow-up. The MBSR group showed significant improvements in sleep quality, psychological distress, physical symptoms, and postural control awareness compared to controls, with some effects maintained at follow-up. Postural awareness correlated with the frequency of self-practice of the MBSR protocol, suggesting the intervention can positively affect stress-related symptoms and psychophysical health in young adults.