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28-11-2016 | REVIEW

Male Representation in Randomized Clinical Trials of Mindfulness-Based Therapies

Auteurs: Jamie S. Bodenlos, Katherine Strang, Rosalind Gray-Bauer, Amanda Faherty, Brien K. Ashdown

Gepubliceerd in: Mindfulness | Uitgave 2/2017

Abstract

Mindfulness-based treatments for health issues and psychological disorders have increased in popularity and use. A large amount of empirical evidence indicates that these treatments are effective. However, it is possible that these scientific investigations of mindfulness-based treatments have not been conducted with representative samples. In particular, it seems like most participants in these studies are female. In order to explore this, we conducted a systematic review and examined the sample demographics of 117 articles that investigated the effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction or mindfulness-based cognitive therapy via randomized controlled trials. Male participants accounted for less than 29% of the 9820 total participants. These findings suggest that the evidence supporting the effectiveness of mindfulness-based treatments is based on non-representative samples, and future research should work to correct this.

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Titel: Male Representation in Randomized Clinical Trials of Mindfulness-Based Therapies
Auteurs: Jamie S. Bodenlos
Katherine Strang
Rosalind Gray-Bauer
Amanda Faherty
Brien K. Ashdown
Publicatiedatum: 28-11-2016
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Mindfulness / Uitgave 2/2017
Print ISSN: 1868-8527
Elektronisch ISSN: 1868-8535
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-016-0646-1

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