Clinical Psychology Science and Practice
July 30, 2026
Na Zhang, Qiyue Cai, Hui Qi Tong et al.
This meta-review provides a high-level perspective of the research evidence on mindfulness interventions for parents and families. It summarizes conceptual and methodological features, examines intervention approaches, intervention effects, and identifies moderators and mediators of these effects. Searches were conducted across eight databases to identify systematic reviews of mindfulness-based...
Mindfulness
July 22, 2026
Kate Gliske, Gretchen Buchanan, Delaina Carlson et al.
Maternal mental health during pregnancy and the postpartum period is critical for offspring’s well-being. Mindfulness-based programs (MBPs) are evidence-based approaches that reduce psychological distress such as depression, anxiety, and stress while promoting well-being. MBPs may be particularly suited to the perinatal period, given concerns about psychotropic medication use during pregnancy...
Mindfulness
December 1, 2024
Larissa G Duncan, Na Zhang, Trilce Santana et al.
6 citations
Prenatal mindfulness programs can improve mental health, yet access to and cultural and linguistic relevance of existing programs in the United States are limited for people who do not speak English and/or face major life stressors such as migration, housing instability, limited income, and racism. In response, mindfulness skills training drawn from Mindfulness-Based Childbirth and Parenting...
Journal of family psychology : JFP : journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43)
September 11, 2023
Na Zhang, Jingchen Zhang, Abigail H. Gewirtz et al.
To disentangle the effects of key dimensions of dispositional mindfulness on parenting, the present study tests the hypotheses that parental Nonreactivity moderates the association between Observing and effective parenting behaviors, and that parental inhibitory control mediates the relationship between Observing and parenting depending on levels of Nonreactivity. The sample consists of 294...
Mindfulness
September 19, 2017
Na Zhang, Jessie H Rudi, Osnat Zamir et al.
Mindfulness has drawn increased attention in prevention programs targeting parents. Commonly, mindfulness-based programs are provided to reduce parental stress and improve child outcomes. Less often, researchers incorporate a mindfulness-informed approach, integrating a low dose of mindfulness exercises into an existing evidence-based parent training model. Little is known about participant...