Evaluation of a mindfulness-based mobile application with college students: A pilot study

Abstract

Objective: This pilot study assessed the feasibility and acceptability of The Mindfulness App with college students and the utility of daily text-message reminders for increasing adherence.

Participants: Students from a mid-sized Midwestern University (N = 59) during the spring and fall of 2016.

Methods: Using a pretest–posttest design, a group of students used The Mindfulness App for 5 weeks. All students were sent text-message reminders to submit daily practice time and completed a series of online measures.

Results: Participants consistently used the application as intended, and reported positive attitudes toward the text-message reminders and the quality of the application.

Conclusions: The Mindfulness App is a feasible, well-accepted tool for delivering mindfulness interventions to college students.

Keywords:

• Mental health
• mindfulness
• mindfulness-based mobile application
• psychological health
• text-messaging
• well-being

Additional information

Funding

No funding was used to support this research and/or the preparation of the manuscript.