A Look at the Mindfulness Literature

The number of articles published on the effects of mindfulness has grown exponentially in recent decades and has revealed the significant benefits that mindfulness-based interventions can have for our ability to feel and express our emotions. However, there are some limitations to this data

Studies have mainly focused on short-term outcomes of the MBSR program and have not assessed the long-term impacts beyond the end of the intervention. Researchers rely on self-report measures, which could mean that participants alter their responses based on how they think the researchers want them to answer