Weekly Dynamics of Psychopathological and Symptom Networks During Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Emotional Distress
Peking University
500 participants
Nov 16, 2025
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
The goal of this clinical study is to learn how Mindfulness Intervention for Emotional Distress (MIED) helps people with emotional distress and how their symptoms and psychological patterns change over time. The main questions it aims to answer are: * How do the relationships between emotions, thoughts, and behaviors change week by week during mindfulness training? * Which psychological skills, such as distress tolerance or cognitive flexibility, improve first and lead to later emotional relief? Two groups will be compared - one that takes part in an online mindfulness intervention and one that waits to join - to see how the intervention changes emotional and psychological networks over time. Participants will: * Complete a 7-week online self-guided Mindfulness Intervention for Emotional Distress(iMIED) designed for people experiencing high emotional distress. * Fill out short weekly questionnaires about their emotions, thoughts, and behaviors before, during, and after the course (9 times in total). * Receive access to the mindfulness program after the study if they are in the wait-list group. This study includes about 500 adults aged 18 and older who feel anxious, depressed, or emotionally distressed but have no major psychiatric disorders. By tracking weekly changes, the research aims to identify how mindfulness intervention leads to emotional improvement and which skills play the most important roles in that process.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria1
- experiencing emotional distress such as depression or anxiety (Kessler-10 score \> 21)
Exclusion Criteria5
- prior experience with mindfulness meditation
- current self-harm or suicidal risk
- bipolar disorder or schizophrenia
- history of substance abuse
- severe personal trauma history
Interventions
The self-guided version of the Mindfulness Intervention for Emotional Distress (MIED) is a WeChat mini-program that lasts for 49 days. Each day, participants received different materials including (a) an audio recording of mindfulness meditation guidance; (b) learning materials in text or audio; and (c) assignments (for example, informal mindfulness practice, emotion journal, and challenging tasks). These exercises, knowledge and strategies are based on the latest progress in the field of psychological counseling and treatment, and their application in daily life can help alleviate anxiety, depression and other emotional problems.
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NCT07280481