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. 2023 Jan 6:13:1031398.
doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1031398. eCollection 2022.

Mindfulness-based interventions to reduce anxiety among Chinese college students: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Jun Li  1 , Can Xu  2 , Keyan Wan  3 , Yihong Liu  3 , Liu Liu  1
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Mindfulness-based interventions to reduce anxiety among Chinese college students: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Jun Li et al. Front Psychol. .

Abstract

Mindfulness-based interventions are found to have a positive effect on an individual's mental health. Using a meta-analysis method, this study examined the effects of mindfulness-based interventions on alleviating anxiety among Chinese college students. Using six international and two Chinese electronic databases, we comprehensively researched literature published between 1 January 2012 and 31 December 2021. The literature was then carefully selected and classified. The literature selection, data extraction, and quality assessment were all independently conducted by two members of the research team; any disagreements were resolved through consultation with a third researcher. A total of 11 original articles met all the eligibility criteria and were included in the meta-analysis. The meta-analysis revealed that mindfulness-based interventions have a positive effect on the remission of anxiety among Chinese college students. This confirms the need to generalize mindfulness-based interventions as a form of treatment and prevention for anxiety among Chinese college students.

Keywords: Chinese college students; anxiety; meta-analysis; mindfulness-based interventions; systematic review.

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Conflict of interest statement

CX was employed by the company Monetware Inc., Shanghai, China. The remaining authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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PRISMA diagram of included studies in the meta-analysis.
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Literature quality evaluation using Cochrane risk of bias (RoB) assessment tool.
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Forest plot of total effects of mindfulness-based intervention on anxiety of Chinese college students.
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Forest plot of effects of mindfulness intervention based on intervention types.
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Forest plot of effects of sensitivity analysis. (A) Sensitivity analysis without Niu (2020); (B) sensitivity analysis without Zhang and Zhu (2014); (C) sensitivity analysis without Wan (2020).
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