Psychology & health
April 7, 2026
Mariah Sullivan, Sara Cloonan, Jennifer Huberty et al.
Mindfulness meditation apps are associated with significant health benefits, yet many new app subscribers have low engagement and are unlikely to attain these benefits.This study examined the user characteristics that predict meditation app usage during the first eight weeks after subscribing. New meditation app subscribers (N = 304) completed a baseline survey which measured demographics,...
Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)
March 18, 2025
Rylan Fowers, Aurel Coza, Yunro Chung et al.
Forming a habit of practicing mindfulness meditation around the same time of day is one strategy that may support long-term maintenance and in turn improve physical and mental health. The purpose of this study was to identify common patterns in the time of day of meditation associated with long-term meditation app use to assess the importance of temporal consistency for maintaining meditation...
Autism : the international journal of research and practice
June 1, 2024
Chad Stecher, Broc A. Pagni, Sara Cloonan et al.
11 citations
Existing research has identified an increased risk of depression among autistic adults, which can negatively impact their adaptive functioning abilities and socioeconomic outcomes. Mobile app-based meditation is a feasible, accessible, and effective self-care solution for depression among neurotypical adults, but there is limited evidence for the long-term benefits of app-based meditation among...
JMIR Research Protocols
April 28, 2023
Chad Stecher, Sara Cloonan, Sebastian Linnemayr et al.
2 citations
Chronic (ie, long-term) elevated stress is associated with a number of mental and physical health conditions. Mindfulness meditation mobile apps are a promising tool for stress self-management that can overcome several barriers associated with in-person interventions; however, to date, poor app-based intervention adherence has limited the efficacy of these mobile health tools. Anchoring, or...