The effect of a one-time mindfulness intervention on body and mind in healthy adolescents using multimodal measurements.
Frontiers in psychiatry January 1, 2024 Angelika Ecker, Charlotte Fritsch, Daniel Schleicher et al.
A single mindfulness exercise did not produce immediate observable changes in mood, stress, state mindfulness, heart rate, or heart rate variability among healthy adolescents aged 12 to 19. The study assigned 78 adolescents to either a mindfulness or an active control group, measuring subjective and physiological parameters before and after the intervention. While no significant interactions between time and intervention were found, heart rate showed a main effect of time, and all subjective parameters showed a main effect of trait mindfulness. Age influenced heart rate and state mindfulness. Trait mindfulness correlated strongly with trait anxiety and depression scores. The findings suggest that a single mindfulness session may not have immediate effects in healthy adolescents, though mindfulness may still support resilience over time.