Efficacy of the Mindfulness Meditation Mobile App “Calm” to Reduce Stress Among College Students: Randomized Controlled Trial

• Published in: JMIR mHealth and uHealth Vol. 7; no. 6; p. e14273
• Main Authors: Huberty, Jennifer, Green, Jeni, Glissmann, Christine, Larkey, Linda, Puzia, Megan, Lee, Chong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Canada JMIR Publications 25.06.2019
• Subjects: Adolescent; Female; Humans; Male; Meditation - methods; Meditation - psychology; Mindfulness - instrumentation; Mindfulness - methods; Mindfulness - standards; Mobile Applications - standards; Mobile Applications - statistics & numerical data; Original Paper; Personal Satisfaction; Stress, Psychological - psychology; Stress, Psychological - therapy; Students - psychology; Students - statistics & numerical data; Universities - organization & administration; Universities - statistics & numerical data; Young Adult; smartphone; technology; meditation; mental health; mindfulness; mobile phone

College students experience high levels of stress. Mindfulness meditation delivered via a mobile app may be an appealing, efficacious way to reduce stress in college students. We aimed to test the initial efficacy and sustained effects of an 8-week mindfulness meditation mobile app-Calm-compared to...