February 2019 PMID 30808743

Mindfulness training reduces loneliness and increases social contact in a randomized controlled trial.

Emily K Lindsay, Shinzen Young, Kirk Warren Brown, Joshua M Smyth, J David Creswell

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The group of discussions consistently supports the article's message, using words like 'reduces loneliness' and 'increases social contact' to underline the positive effects of mindfulness training. Contributors actively engage by sharing enthusiasm and emphasizing the research's social and health benefits, indicating both strong interest and perceived impact.

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Abstract in brief

  • Mindfulness training, especially when it includes acceptance skills, can significantly reduce loneliness and boost social contact, as shown in a 14-lesson smartphone-based study involving community adults.
  • The study found that developing acceptance and openness toward present experiences was key to these social benefits, with participants experiencing a 22% reduction in loneliness and increased social interactions.
  • Removing acceptance skills from the training eliminated these benefits, suggesting that fostering acceptance helps individuals manage feelings of loneliness and encourages more social engagement in daily life.]

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Leonhard Schilbach
@leoschilbach · X

Mindfulness training reduces loneliness and increases social contact in a randomized controlled trial | PNAS https://t.co/aAnrQ2Y7gb

Nov 12, 2023 · 45 likes · 19 shares · 6,743 followers View post →
El Paido ®️
@ElPaido · X

Intervenciones en atención plena y reducción del aislamiento social. #Mindfulness

Nov 12, 2023 · 31 likes · 5 shares · 12,765 followers View post →
Loneliness & SI in Mental Health research network
@UCL_Loneliness · X

Mindfulness training reduces #loneliness and increases social contact in a randomized controlled trial https://t.co/4mSn59TaDo

Jul 13, 2021 · 10 likes · 1 share · 5,146 followers View post →
Michael Platt
@MichaelLouisPl1 · X

Mindfulness training reduces loneliness and increases social contact in a randomized controlled trial | PNAS https://t.co/60mYuzR7AE

Feb 12, 2019 · 6 likes · 1 share · 5,975 followers View post →
もむ
@momentumyy · X

プレレジ見る限りマインドフルネスによるレジリエンストレーニング研究なんだけど、なぜか孤独感とかにしか触れられてない。選択的報告だと思う。Mindfulness training reduces loneliness and increases social contact in a randomized controlled trial https://t.co/UwP80E2tu4

Feb 12, 2019 · 4 likes · 2 shares · 2,723 followers View post →
Ajay Manhapra
@AjayManhapra · X

Mindfulness training reduces loneliness and increases social contact in a randomized controlled trial Impressive https://t.co/k7EGxwyIs0

Feb 13, 2019 · 2 likes · 2 shares · 1,019 followers View post →

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Psych5 · Dec 2, 2023 429 views

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Néstor Vega
@nestorvega_w · X

5. Reduce el sentimiento de soledad y mejora las relaciones sociales: https://t.co/H3sVZNJWRX https://t.co/VfONAUCeFp

Jul 6, 2024 · 1 like · 234 followers View post →
Diana
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RT @leoschilbach: Mindfulness training reduces loneliness and increases social contact in a randomized controlled trial | PNAS https://t.co…

Nov 13, 2023 · 19 shares · 62 followers View post →
Caster Sedgwick
@ThePsykronaut · X

Mindfulness interventions, which train skills in monitoring present-moment experiences with an orientation of acceptance, have shown promise for improving social-relationship processes. https://t.co/l5V0YXUa2L

Nov 13, 2023 · 81 followers View post →
Francisco J. Martínez | Psicólogo Biomédico
@Francisco_JMR9 · X

RT @ElPaido: Intervenciones en atención plena y reducción del aislamiento social. #Mindfulness

Nov 13, 2023 · 5 shares · 114 followers View post →
Luz Romero Psicóloga
@mluzrg_psic · X

RT @ElPaido: Intervenciones en atención plena y reducción del aislamiento social. #Mindfulness

Nov 13, 2023 · 5 shares · 71 followers View post →
Psychology & Brain
@bioDGPs_DGPA · X

RT @leoschilbach: Mindfulness training reduces loneliness and increases social contact in a randomized controlled trial | PNAS https://t.co…

Nov 13, 2023 · 19 shares · 3,205 followers View post →
kspt
@jimin926 · X

RT @leoschilbach: Mindfulness training reduces loneliness and increases social contact in a randomized controlled trial | PNAS https://t.co…

Nov 13, 2023 · 19 shares · 148 followers View post →
Sergii Tukaiev
@byzant69 · X

Mindfulness training reduces loneliness and increases social contact in a randomized controlled trial https://t.co/iFN9NP6eyh

Nov 13, 2023 · 168 followers View post →
Rosaura Brisuela @roswitta.bsky.social
@Roswitamind · X

RT @leoschilbach: Mindfulness training reduces loneliness and increases social contact in a randomized controlled trial | PNAS https://t.co…

Nov 13, 2023 · 19 shares · 1,281 followers View post →
Daniel E. Adkins
@daniel_e_adkins · X

RT @leoschilbach: Mindfulness training reduces loneliness and increases social contact in a randomized controlled trial | PNAS https://t.co…

Nov 13, 2023 · 19 shares · 6,546 followers View post →
Sander Koole
@SLKoole · X

RT @leoschilbach: Mindfulness training reduces loneliness and increases social contact in a randomized controlled trial | PNAS https://t.co…

Nov 13, 2023 · 19 shares · 2,245 followers View post →
hideyuki takahashi
@hideman2009 · X

RT @leoschilbach: Mindfulness training reduces loneliness and increases social contact in a randomized controlled trial | PNAS https://t.co…

Nov 12, 2023 · 19 shares · 6,565 followers View post →
Memin
@96king_of_f · X

RT @ElPaido: Intervenciones en atención plena y reducción del aislamiento social. #Mindfulness

Nov 12, 2023 · 5 shares · 179 followers View post →
El Paido ®️
@ElPaido · X

Intervenciones en atención plena y reducción del aislamiento social. #Mindfulness

Nov 12, 2023 · 31 likes · 5 shares · 12,765 followers View post →
念靖晴 | Nian Jingqing
@hnustpanda · X

RT @leoschilbach: Mindfulness training reduces loneliness and increases social contact in a randomized controlled trial | PNAS https://t.co…

Nov 12, 2023 · 19 shares · 171 followers View post →
Night Eyes
@CurioussOwll · X

RT @leoschilbach: Mindfulness training reduces loneliness and increases social contact in a randomized controlled trial | PNAS https://t.co…

Nov 12, 2023 · 19 shares · 108 followers View post →
Sunkanmi Darlington
@darlingsunkanmi · X

RT @leoschilbach: Mindfulness training reduces loneliness and increases social contact in a randomized controlled trial | PNAS https://t.co…

Nov 12, 2023 · 19 shares · 524 followers View post →
Deepak Khatri
@DeepakK54200449 · X

RT @leoschilbach: Mindfulness training reduces loneliness and increases social contact in a randomized controlled trial | PNAS https://t.co…

Nov 12, 2023 · 19 shares · 14 followers View post →
Claudia_La
@ClLazarides · X

RT @leoschilbach: Mindfulness training reduces loneliness and increases social contact in a randomized controlled trial | PNAS https://t.co…

Nov 12, 2023 · 19 shares · 812 followers View post →
Leonhard Schilbach
@leoschilbach · X

RT @leoschilbach: Mindfulness training reduces loneliness and increases social contact in a randomized controlled trial | PNAS https://t.co…

Nov 12, 2023 · 19 shares · 6,743 followers View post →
Indu Subramanian
@DrISubramanian · X

RT @leoschilbach: Mindfulness training reduces loneliness and increases social contact in a randomized controlled trial | PNAS https://t.co…

Nov 12, 2023 · 19 shares · 3,260 followers View post →
priya joseph
@ayirpelle · X

RT @leoschilbach: Mindfulness training reduces loneliness and increases social contact in a randomized controlled trial | PNAS https://t.co…

Nov 12, 2023 · 19 shares · 4,903 followers View post →
Dr. Katharina Brosch
@_kabro_ · X

RT @leoschilbach: Mindfulness training reduces loneliness and increases social contact in a randomized controlled trial | PNAS https://t.co…

Nov 12, 2023 · 19 shares · 331 followers View post →
Leonhard Schilbach
@leoschilbach · X

Mindfulness training reduces loneliness and increases social contact in a randomized controlled trial | PNAS https://t.co/aAnrQ2Y7gb

Nov 12, 2023 · 45 likes · 19 shares · 6,743 followers View post →
Marcelo Demarzo
@DemarzoMarcelo · X

A prática de mindfulness muitas vezes recebe críticas por ser "individualista", mas esse estudo mostra o contrário, aumenta a conexão social e diminui a solidão: Mindfulness training reduces loneliness and increases social contact https://t.co/jmEZXUazTv

Dec 28, 2022 · 1 like · 523 followers View post →
Dr Helen Bushell-Thornalley
@HBThornalley · X

RT @InstituteHPE: Mindfulness training reduces loneliness and increases social contact https://t.co/MZmazqNXI7

Sep 2, 2022 · 2 shares · 284 followers View post →
Dr Karen Neil MRPharmS MIHPE
@Mindfulpharmacy · X

RT @InstituteHPE: Mindfulness training reduces loneliness and increases social contact https://t.co/MZmazqNXI7

Sep 2, 2022 · 2 shares · 663 followers View post →
IHPE (Dr Michael Craig Watson - Trustee)
@InstituteHPE · X

Mindfulness training reduces loneliness and increases social contact https://t.co/MZmazqNXI7

Sep 2, 2022 · 1 like · 2 shares · 3,023 followers View post →
Dr Karen Neil MRPharmS MIHPE
@Mindfulpharmacy · X

Lonliness can be reduced by mindfulness, which has been shown repeatedly to increase social connection. https://t.co/P9T6hYL9mV

Sep 2, 2022 · 663 followers View post →
Mudassir Azam
@mdsr89 · X

RT @UCL_Loneliness: Mindfulness training reduces #loneliness and increases social contact in a randomized controlled trial https://t.co/4mS…

Jul 14, 2021 · 1 share · 91 followers View post →
Loneliness & SI in Mental Health research network
@UCL_Loneliness · X

Mindfulness training reduces #loneliness and increases social contact in a randomized controlled trial https://t.co/4mSn59TaDo

Jul 13, 2021 · 10 likes · 1 share · 5,146 followers View post →
electricnoøne
@electricnoone · X

Mindfulness meditation training alters stress-related amygdala resting state functional connectivity (2015) https://t.co/fbOeIT5zVh Mindfulness training reduces loneliness and increases social contact (2019) https://t.co/SGPwLa26H9

Apr 8, 2020 View post →
New Scientist Zone
@NewScientistZon · X

Mindfulness training reduces loneliness and increases social contact in a randomized controlled trial https://t.co/lxzKVDf7Kj

Mar 19, 2020 · 178 followers View post →
Armando Ribeiro
@Armando_Ribeiro · X

RT @ChristophBurch: Mindfulness Training Reduces Loneliness and Increases Social Contact in a Randomized Controlled Trial Emily K Lindsay e…

Mar 1, 2020 · 1 share · 5,051 followers View post →
Luigi Fontana, MD, PhD, FRACP
@LuigiFontanaMD · X

Mindfulness training reduces loneliness and increases social contact in a randomized controlled trial Loneliness (i.e., feeling alone) and social isolation (i.e., being alone) are among the most robust known risk factors for poor health and accelerated m…https://t.co/fvLnMTxBfj

Aug 7, 2019 · 1 like · 3,164 followers View post →
Will Wompoto
@WompotoWill · X

On "World Meditation Day 2019" it's so awesome to see research like this showing how we can use mobile phones to improve health. "Mindfulness training reduces loneliness and increases social contact in a randomized controlled trial" https://t.co/XDvkmQwN1I

May 20, 2019 · 42 followers View post →
distracted_alien
@distractedalien · X

#Mindfulness #training reduces loneliness and increases social #contact in a #randomized controlled #trial #[ #Psyc..https://t.co/LNeXcQnHtv

Feb 23, 2019 · 407 followers View post →
Allyson Varley, PhD
@AllysonVarley · X

RT @AjayManhapra: Mindfulness training reduces loneliness and increases social contact in a randomized controlled trial Impressive https:/…

Feb 19, 2019 · 2 shares · 1,870 followers View post →
Psychiatry TCD
@TCDPsychiatry · X

Mindfulness training reduces loneliness and increases social contact in a randomized controlled trial. https://t.co/3OG54dRYJl

Feb 13, 2019 · 426 followers View post →
Lipi Roy, MD, MPH, FASAM
@lipiroy · X

RT @AjayManhapra: Mindfulness training reduces loneliness and increases social contact in a randomized controlled trial Impressive https:/…

Feb 13, 2019 · 2 shares · 15,546 followers View post →
Ajay Manhapra
@AjayManhapra · X

Mindfulness training reduces loneliness and increases social contact in a randomized controlled trial Impressive https://t.co/k7EGxwyIs0

Feb 13, 2019 · 2 likes · 2 shares · 1,019 followers View post →
Neuron Surgeon
@neuronsurgeon · X

RT @MichaelLouisPl1: Mindfulness training reduces loneliness and increases social contact in a randomized controlled trial | PNAS https://t…

Feb 12, 2019 · 1 share · 61 followers View post →
novemberrain1108
@Tatsunori_Ishii · X

RT @momentumyy: プレレジ見る限りマインドフルネスによるレジリエンストレーニング研究なんだけど、なぜか孤独感とかにしか触れられてない。選択的報告だと思う。Mindfulness training reduces loneliness and increases s…

Feb 12, 2019 · 2 shares · 626 followers View post →
Hiraishi Kai
@kaihiraishi · X

RT @momentumyy: プレレジ見る限りマインドフルネスによるレジリエンストレーニング研究なんだけど、なぜか孤独感とかにしか触れられてない。選択的報告だと思う。Mindfulness training reduces loneliness and increases s…

Feb 12, 2019 · 2 shares · 3,023 followers View post →
もむ
@momentumyy · X

プレレジ見る限りマインドフルネスによるレジリエンストレーニング研究なんだけど、なぜか孤独感とかにしか触れられてない。選択的報告だと思う。Mindfulness training reduces loneliness and increases social contact in a randomized controlled trial https://t.co/UwP80E2tu4

Feb 12, 2019 · 4 likes · 2 shares · 2,723 followers View post →
Michael Platt
@MichaelLouisPl1 · X

Mindfulness training reduces loneliness and increases social contact in a randomized controlled trial | PNAS https://t.co/60mYuzR7AE

Feb 12, 2019 · 6 likes · 1 share · 5,975 followers View post →