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Self-administered mindfulness interventions reduce stress in a large, randomized controlled multi-site study
ALESSANDRO SPARACIO,
Hans IJzerman 
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Ivan Ropovik ,
Filippo Giorgini ,
Christoph Spiessens,
Bert N. Uchino,
Joshua Landvatter,
Tracey Tacana ,
Sandra J. Diller ,
Jaye L. Derrick ,
Joahana Segundo,
Jace D. Pierce,
Robert M. Ross ,
Zoë Francis ,
Amanda LaBoucane,
Christine Ma-Kellams,
Maire B. Ford,
Kathleen Schmidt ,
Celia C. Wong,
Wendy C. Higgins ,
Bryant M. Stone,
Samantha K. Stanley ,
Gianni Ribeiro ,
Paul T. Fuglestad ,
Valerie Jaklin,
Andrea Kübler,
Philipp Ziebell ,
Crystal L. Jewell ,
Yulia Kovas ,
Mahnoosh Allahghadri,
Charlotte Fransham,
Michael F. Baranski,
Hannah Burgess,
Annika B. E. Benz,
Maysa DeSousa,
Catherine E. Nylin ,
Janae C. Brooks,
Caitlyn M. Goldsmith,
Jessica M. Benson ,
Siobhán M. Griffin ,
Stephen Dunne ,
William E. Davis ,
Tam J. Watermeyer,
William B. Meese,
Jennifer L. Howell ,
Laurel Standiford Reyes ,
Megan G. Strickland,
Sally S. Dickerson,
Samantha Pescatore,
Shayna Skakoon-Sparling,
Zachary I. Wunder,
Martin V. Day ,
Shawna Brenton ,
Audrey H. Linden ,
Christopher E. Hawk ,
Léan V. O’Brien ,
Tenzin Urgyen,
Jennifer S. McDonald,
Kim Lien van der Schans,
Heidi Blocker,
Caroline Ng Tseung-Wong,
Gabriela Jiga-Boy
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Ivan Ropovik ,
Filippo Giorgini ,
Christoph Spiessens,
Bert N. Uchino,
Joshua Landvatter,
Tracey Tacana ,
Sandra J. Diller ,
Jaye L. Derrick ,
Joahana Segundo,
Jace D. Pierce,
Robert M. Ross ,
Zoë Francis ,
Amanda LaBoucane,
Christine Ma-Kellams,
Maire B. Ford,
Kathleen Schmidt ,
Celia C. Wong,
Wendy C. Higgins ,
Bryant M. Stone,
Samantha K. Stanley ,
Gianni Ribeiro ,
Paul T. Fuglestad ,
Valerie Jaklin,
Andrea Kübler,
Philipp Ziebell ,
Crystal L. Jewell ,
Yulia Kovas ,
Mahnoosh Allahghadri,
Charlotte Fransham,
Michael F. Baranski,
Hannah Burgess,
Annika B. E. Benz,
Maysa DeSousa,
Catherine E. Nylin ,
Janae C. Brooks,
Caitlyn M. Goldsmith,
Jessica M. Benson ,
Siobhán M. Griffin ,
Stephen Dunne ,
William E. Davis ,
Tam J. Watermeyer,
William B. Meese,
Jennifer L. Howell ,
Laurel Standiford Reyes ,
Megan G. Strickland,
Sally S. Dickerson,
Samantha Pescatore,
Shayna Skakoon-Sparling,
Zachary I. Wunder,
Martin V. Day ,
Shawna Brenton ,
Audrey H. Linden ,
Christopher E. Hawk ,
Léan V. O’Brien ,
Tenzin Urgyen,
Jennifer S. McDonald,
Kim Lien van der Schans,
Heidi Blocker,
Caroline Ng Tseung-Wong,
Gabriela Jiga-Boy
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Mindfulness witnessed a substantial popularity surge in the past decade, especially as digitally self-administered interventions became available at relatively low costs. Yet, it is uncertain whether they effectively help reduce stress. In a preregistered (OSF https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/UF4JZ;...
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