The Effectiveness of Mindfulness Therapy for Anxiety: A Review of Meta Analysis
Treshinta Putri Dhamayanti, Ananta Yudiarso
Psikodimensia: Kajian Ilmiah Psikologi December 21, 2020 DOI: 10.24167/psidim.v19i2.2734 (opens in new tab) via DOAJ
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractA meta-analysis of fourteen international studies found that mindfulness therapy significantly reduces anxiety. The overall effect size was large (1.28), with a 95% confidence interval from 0.803 to 1.756, and high inconsistency among the studies (I² = 89.0%). The results indicate that mindfulness therapy is an effective intervention for lowering anxiety.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Meta-analysis Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Intervention | Mindfulness therapy |
| Keywords | Mindfulness, anxiety, meta-analysis |
| Key finding | Mindfulness therapy is effective for reducing anxiety, with a large effect size of 1.28. |
Abstract
The aims of this study was to analyzed and reviewed the literatures about effectiveness mindfulness therapy to reduce anxiety. The method was Reviewing fourteen literature (international journal) and using Meta-analysis method to analyzed effectiveness mindfulness therapy for reduce anxiety. The result revealed that fourteen journals showed that mindfulness therapy effective to reduce anxiety. Effect size score from random effect is 1, 28 (95% CI=0,803 to 1,756, P=0,0) with I2 (inkonsistensi) 89.0%. These result show that mindfulness therapy effective (significant) to reduce anxiety.