E-mindful health: Evaluation of mobile apps for mindfulness
Madhavan Mani
Queensland University of Technology 2017 DOI: 10.5204/thesis.eprints.102651 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Meditation |
| Citations | 1 |
| Key points | Argues that mindfulness mobile apps have potential to improve the wellbeing of young people and that reviewing and evaluating existing apps can identify high-quality ones. Notes that mindfulness has empirical support for treating stress, anxiety, and depression, and that apps may help deliver such training to this vulnerable group. |
Abstract
This thesis tests the efficacy of mindfulness mobile apps to improve wellbeing of young people. It reviews and evaluates existing mindfulness mobile apps to identify high-quality ones and demonstrates their potential to improve wellbeing of young people. Mindfulness has gained empirical support as an effective treatment for variety of mental health conditions including stress, anxiety and depression. Not only can mindfulness be adapted to suit young people: mobile apps can potentially deliver it, which may help address the challenge of effectively delivering mindfulness training to this highly vulnerable population.
Comparable studies
Other theoretical and historical papers on meditation, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mindfulness: A proposed operational definition. | 2004 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Mechanisms of mindfulness | 2005 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| How Does Mindfulness Meditation Work? Proposing Mechanisms of Action From a Conceptual and Neural Perspective | 2011 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for depression | 2006 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Self-awareness, self-regulation, and self-transcendence (S-ART): a framework for understanding the neurobiological mechanisms of mindfulness | 2012 | Theoretical or philosophical paper |
Citations in the library
Cites 35
- Mindfulness: A proposed operational definition. Clinical Psychology Science and Practice 2004
- Mindfulness: Theoretical Foundations and Evidence for its Salutary Effects Psychological Inquiry October 19, 2007
- Mindfulness Interventions Annual Review of Psychology September 30, 2016
- Short-term meditation training improves attention and self-regulation Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences October 11, 2007
- What Do We Really Know About Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction? Psychosomatic Medicine 2002
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