Evaluation of a mindfulness-based mobile application with college students: A pilot study.
Author: Moffitt-Carney KM1, Duncan AB2
Affiliation:
1Department of Educational Psychology, University of Kansas , Lawrence , Kansas , USA.
2Department of Psychology, Washburn University , Topeka , Kansas , USA.
Conference/Journal: J Am Coll Health.
Date published: 2019 Sep 12
Other:
Volume ID: 1-7 , Special Notes: doi: 10.1080/07448481.2019.1661420. [Epub ahead of print] , Word Count: 124
Objective: This pilot study assessed the feasibility and acceptability of The Mindfulness App with college students and the utility of daily text-message reminders for increasing adherence. Participants: Students from a mid-sized Midwestern University (N = 59) during the spring and fall of 2016. Methods: Using a pretest-posttest design, a group of students used The Mindfulness App for 5 weeks. All students were sent text-message reminders to submit daily practice time and completed a series of online measures. Results: Participants consistently used the application as intended, and reported positive attitudes toward the text-message reminders and the quality of the application. Conclusions: The Mindfulness App is a feasible, well-accepted tool for delivering mindfulness interventions to college students.
KEYWORDS: Mental health; mindfulness; mindfulness-based mobile application; psychological health; text-messaging; well-being
PMID: 31513476 DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2019.1661420
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