Mindfulness and foreign language achievement: a meta-analytic study on interventions and correlations.
Frontiers in Psychology May 14, 2025 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1479462 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Meta-analysis Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Meditation |
| Key findings | Mindfulness-based interventions are associated with improved foreign language achievement, and trait mindfulness shows a positive correlation with language learning outcomes, suggesting a modest but consistent benefit. |
Abstract
Mindfulness and foreign language achievement: a meta-analytic study on interventions and correlations.
Comparable studies
Other systematic reviews and meta-analyses on meditation, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meditation Programs for Psychological Stress and Well-being Diverse adult clinical populations | 2014 | Meta-analysis | n = 3,515 |
| Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Stress Management in Healthy People: A Review and Meta-Analysis Healthy subjects | 2009 | Systematic review and meta-analysis | |
| The psychological effects of meditation: A meta-analysis. Nonclinical groups of adult meditators | 2012 | Meta-analysis | n = 163 |
| Efficacy of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy in Prevention of Depressive Relapse Adults with recurrent depression in full or partial remission | 2016 | Meta-analysis of individual patient data from randomized controlled trials | n = 1,258 |
| Mindfulness‐Based Stress Reduction and Mindfulness‐Based Cognitive Therapy – a systematic review of randomized controlled trials | 2011 | Systematic review |
Citations in the library
Cites 15
- Mindfulness Interventions Annual Review of Psychology September 30, 2016
- Mindfulness and acceptance: expanding the cognitive-behavioral tradition Choice Reviews Online July 1, 2005
- Mindfulness and foreign language learners’ self-perceived proficiency: the mediating roles of anxiety and burnout Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development January 24, 2023
- Mindfulness, Problem-solving Skills and Academic Achievement: Do Perceived Stress Levels Matter? Kuramsal Eğitimbilim January 31, 2022
- Mindfulness and Academic Performance: A Literature Review Migration Letters December 20, 2023
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