A study of 153 adults who completed one of three two-week, smartphone-based stress management interventions that focused on awareness, coping control, or awareness and acceptance found that a combination of awareness and acceptance training--the core elements of mindfulness meditation--was the most successful of the three interventions for decreasing loneliness and increasing social interactions; the findings suggest that learning to accept present-moment experiences is a key component of mindfulness training that may change social behaviors and perceptions of loneliness.
Article #18-13588: "Mindfulness training reduces loneliness and increases social contact in a randomized controlled trial," by Emily K. Lindsay et al.
MEDIA CONTACT: Emily K. Lindsay, University of Pittsburgh, PA; tel: 412-648-4515; email: ekl24@pitt.edu
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