Mindfulness meditation use in Britain during the COVID-19 pandemic
PLoS ONE May 13, 2024 Otto Simonsson, Stephen D. Fisher 2 citations
In 2021, 16 percent of adults in Britain had learned to practice mindfulness. Among those who practiced during the COVID-19 pandemic, 60 percent reported positive mental health effects, while 24 percent reported negative effects. Negative effects were more common among respondents with children under 18 (41 percent) compared to those without minors (13 percent). Mindfulness practice was more common among young and middle-aged adults, London residents, and Liberal Democrat voters. The findings indicate that mindfulness use is widespread but concentrated in certain groups, and that negative mental health effects affect a notable minority, warranting further research.