A randomized controlled trial of 92 Chinese police officers found that a 6-week program of daily 10-minute loving-kindness meditation guided by a short video app improved public service motivation, conflict resolution skills, and communication skills, but did not significantly enhance mindfulness. The intervention used a waitlist control group and validated scales. The results suggest that brief, digitally delivered compassion-focused meditation can be integrated into police training to strengthen prosocial motivation, de-escalation abilities, and public communication, potentially improving police-community interactions.
An 8-week video-guided mindfulness meditation program, delivered via short video apps, significantly reduced communication anxiety, post-traumatic stress symptoms, anger management difficulties, and mood disorders among police officers. In a randomized controlled trial with 92 full-time officers in China, those who completed daily 10-15 minute sessions showed greater improvements on validated measures compared to a control group. The findings suggest that digital mindfulness interventions can be an accessible tool for supporting mental well-being in law enforcement personnel.