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Area of Science:

  • Mental Health Technology
  • Psychology
  • Mindfulness Research

Background:

  • Meditation apps are widely used for mental health support.
  • The specific ways these apps improve well-being are not fully understood.
  • The role of emotions experienced during meditation in treatment outcomes needs clarification.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the association between affect (positive and negative) during meditation and psychological distress.
  • To determine if changes in affect during meditation predict changes in distress over time.
  • To explore the potential of monitoring affective experiences for personalized mental health interventions.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized data from a randomized controlled trial of the Healthy Minds Program meditation app.
  • Analyzed self-reported positive and negative affect during meditation in 243 participants with elevated distress.
  • Employed latent growth curve modeling to assess changes in affect and their relationship with distress.

Main Results:

  • Participants generally experienced decreased negative affect during meditation over time.
  • Increased positive affect and decreased negative affect during meditation were linked to reduced psychological distress.
  • Changes in positive affect were a stronger predictor of sustained distress reduction than changes in negative affect.

Conclusions:

  • Affective experiences during meditation, often de-emphasized in training, are significant indicators of treatment outcomes.
  • Monitoring emotional responses during meditation practice can provide valuable insights for intervention.
  • This suggests a potential for measurement-based care and precision medicine approaches in digital mental health.