Efficacy of an online attachment priming and mindfulness practice intervention for insomnia, stress, and emotion regulation in university students: A randomized controlled trial
Jodie C Stevenson, Meghann Matthews, Umair Akram · 2026
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Stevenson, Matthews, and Akram test two brief online practices for student mental health in this 2026 randomized trial. University students face high rates of stress and insomnia despite campus services. The practices were attachment security priming, exercises that evoke feelings of being supported, and mindfulness practice. A total of 122 British undergraduates were assigned to one practice or a waiting-list control, practicing five days running.
Both practice groups improved more than controls over the following month in stress, insomnia, emotion regulation, and intention to drop out of their studies. Attachment priming produced the most consistent and largest benefits across the follow-up points at the end of practice, one week later, and four weeks later. Each practice also brought specific gains in mindfulness and attachment-related outcomes, supporting digital delivery when timely support is scarce.
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| CREATOR | Jodie C Stevenson, Meghann Matthews, Umair Akram |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 72 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |