Danielle Phinette Aafke Bos, Mike Keesman, Arent Roggeveen et al.
preprint
In an online study using a balanced placebo design, we examined whether decentering, a key component of mindfulness, and expectations, a key component of placebo effects, contribute additively or interactively to reducing anxiety related to the COVID-19 pandemic. 128 adults were randomly assigned to one of four groups: told effective/mindful decentering, told effective/sham decentering, told...