Mindfulness and Psychology Based Self–help Mobile Application: A Promising New Approach in Reducing Work Stress and Anxiety
Shanthi Lakshmi Duraimani
IRA-International Journal of Applied Sciences September 26, 2016 DOI: 10.21013/jas.v4.n3.p3 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Interventions | Mindfulness meditation mainstream psychological process |
| Topics | Anxiety Meditation |
| Key points | Proposes a self-help mobile app model that merges mainstream psychological processes with mindfulness meditation to reduce mild to moderate stress and anxiety, arguing that existing mindfulness-based apps do not address root causes as conventional therapy does. The authors contend the app would be a cost-effective, personalized, and convenient alternative to consulting health professionals. |
Abstract
Nearly one–third of the working populations in most developed countries report high or extreme levels of negative stress. Over the last decade, the escalating costs associated with workplace stress indicate an international trend among industrialized nations. Stress is considered as one of the root causes for many psychological disorders. Anxiety is one of the common disorders that can rise due to negative stress. Consulting health professionals to overcome mental health problem is time-consuming, expensive, and may affect the privacy for many people. To overcome these limitations, we are presenting a model for a self-help mobile app program that can be a powerful, cost–effective, personalized, and convenient tool to overcome mild to moderate stress and anxiety. Mindfulness Meditation is a scientifically proven and standardized technique for many mental health problems. Many professionals have developed Mindfulness-based mobile applications. However, they do not address the core root causes of the mental health problem as the conventional psychological therapy does. Therefore, the proposed self-help mobile app merges mainstream psychological process and mindfulness in reducing minor to moderate stress, and anxiety.
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