Guided online mindfulness reduced distress among Indonesian university students
A culturally adapted program produced greater improvements in reported distress than waiting for treatment, with benefits still evident at the short follow-up.
Based on the published abstract. The full paper may contain additional methods, results and limitations.
The 30-second takeaway
Students assigned to the guided mindfulness program reported greater improvements in psychological distress and mindfulness than students waiting for treatment. The differences were present after treatment and at follow-up. These results support further evaluation of this culturally adapted program for distressed Indonesian students, while leaving its longer-term effects and performance against another active intervention unresolved.
This abstract-based summary covers self-reported outcomes and a wait-list comparison. It cannot establish how the program compares with another active treatment, and the authors identify longer-term outcomes as a research need.
What researchers found
Self-reported psychological distress
Guided online mindfulness versus wait-list control at week 5 and week 9 after randomization.
What was tested
The intervention combined culturally adapted online mindfulness lessons with guidance from lay counsellors. Random assignment compared this complete package with waiting for treatment; the abstract does not separate the contribution of guidance from the mindfulness content.
How outcomes were assessed
Participants completed questionnaires about distress, mindfulness and well-being before and after the intervention and again at follow-up. Well-being also favored the program at follow-up, but the abstract does not describe whether these changes altered everyday functioning.
The original publication
A culturally adapted internet-delivered mindfulness intervention with counsellor guidance for reducing distress among Indonesian university students: A randomised waitlist-controlled trial.
Listiyandini RA, Andriani A, Afsari N et al.
Behav Res Ther · 2025
- PubMed ID
- 40774069
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