Online and traditional mindfulness-based interventions for stress in university students: a systematic review and meta-analysis versus control conditions
Overview
This systematic review and meta-analysis compares the effects of online versus traditional mindfulness interventions on stress and mindfulness levels in university students. The authors synthesized data from 16 trials that compared each format against control conditions, noting that direct head-to-head comparisons were not included. The study reports that both modalities effectively reduce stress and enhance mindfulness, with comparable effect sizes between the two approaches.
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- Author
- Yangzhen Wang (Institut Teknologi PLN), Weiguo Qu (Hunan Normal University), Hongcheng Liu, Ze Peng (Institut Teknologi PLN), Yurong Hu (Institut Teknologi PLN)
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- 2026-03-27
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- gold
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- 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1755245
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@article{allodium:421f4a38cb30447c,
title = {Online and traditional mindfulness-based interventions for stress in university students: a systematic review and meta-analysis versus control conditions},
author = {Yangzhen Wang and Weiguo Qu and Hongcheng Liu and Ze Peng and Yurong Hu},
year = {2026},
journal = {PubMed Central},
doi = {10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1755245},
url = {https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1755245}
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TY - JOUR TI - Online and traditional mindfulness-based interventions for stress in university students: a systematic review and meta-analysis versus control conditions AU - Wang, Yangzhen AU - Qu, Weiguo AU - Liu, Hongcheng AU - Peng, Ze AU - Hu, Yurong PY - 2026 PB - PubMed Central DO - 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1755245 UR - https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1755245 ER -
APA
Wang, Y., Qu, W., Liu, H., Peng, Z., & Hu, Y. (2026). Online and traditional mindfulness-based interventions for stress in university students: a systematic review and meta-analysis versus control conditions. PubMed Central. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1755245
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