Randomized controlled trial of brief app-based gratitude and mindfulness interventions for parents of young children.
Journal of family psychology : JFP : journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43) June 9, 2025 Chelsea G Ratcliff, Hillary A Langley, Debbie Torres et al. 1 citation
Two-week daily app-based mindfulness and gratitude interventions, each requiring 10 minutes per day, did not reduce parenting stress or improve emotion regulation, positive or negative affect, mindfulness, or gratitude more than a food-journaling attention control condition among 125 parents of young children. No significant group or time effects were found immediately after the intervention or one month later, and exploratory analyses by gender also showed no evidence of efficacy. The authors suggest that more intensive interventions may be needed, or that mindfulness- and gratitude-focused approaches may not be the most effective for addressing parenting stress.