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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)

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Characteristics Meta-analysis Peer reviewed
Intervention Mindfulness therapy
Topics Anxiety Meditation
Keywords Mindfulness, anxiety, meta-analysis
Key findings 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.