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  11. Mind The App: More Time Spent On Headspace Leads To Beneficial Day-to-day Changes In Mindfulness, Depression, Anxiety And Stress In College Students

Mind the app: more time spent on headspace leads to beneficial day-to-day changes in mindfulness, depression, anxiety and stress in college students

Mackenzie E Pierce1, Grazia Mirabito1, Paul Verhaeghen1

  • 1Psychology, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA.

Cogent Mental Health
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

College students using the Headspace app showed reduced stress and anxiety. Increased mindfulness from app use was key to these mental health benefits, suggesting mindfulness is the core component.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Digital Health
  • Mindfulness Research

Background:

  • Mindfulness-based interventions are increasingly delivered via mobile applications.
  • The efficacy of such digital tools, particularly concerning the mechanisms of action, requires further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the relationship between Headspace app usage and mental health outcomes in college students.
  • To investigate the mediating role of state mindfulness in the association between app use and changes in stress, anxiety, and depression.

Main Methods:

  • Fifty-seven college students participated in a two-week study.
  • Daily self-reports assessed app usage, state mindfulness, state depression, state anxiety, and state stress.
  • Multilevel mediational models were employed to analyze the data.
Keywords:
Mobile appsanxietymechanismmindfulness

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  • High daily app usage (mean = 86 minutes) was observed.
  • State anxiety and stress significantly decreased over the study period.
  • App usage positively influenced state mindfulness, which in turn mediated reductions in stress, anxiety, and depression.
  • A lagged effect was found where daily app use improved mindfulness, subsequently reducing next-day anxiety.

Conclusions:

  • Mindfulness/meditation app usage can lead to significant improvements in mental well-being.
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  • Findings support the potential for cumulative benefits and targeted interventions through mindfulness-based applications.