APS

2025 APS Annual Convention

The Modern Meditator: How Can We Optimize Digitally-Delivered Meditation Interventions?

Friday, May 23, 2025 · Washington, DC

Symposium · Friday, May 23, 2025 · 2:30 PM – 3:50 PM ET

Subject Area: Clinical Science

This symposium presents studies aiming to optimize the digital delivery of meditation training. Presentations will examine the incorporation of lightweight digital prompts, small amounts of human support, computerized assessment of meditation-related skills, and evaluation of well-being growth mindset as a candidate mechanism.

Chairs & Discussants

Presentations

  1. Small Texts, Big Impact? Investigating Micro-Support Messages to Enhance Well-Being in a Flourishing-Focused ClassZishan Jiwani, Qiang Xie, Inbal Nahum-Shani, Richard Davidson, Simon Goldberg
  2. Enhancing the Engagement and Efficacy of a Meditation App through Human and Digital Support: A Pilot Hybrid Factorial and Micro-Randomized TrialQiang Xie, Zishan Jiwani, Inbal Nahum-Shani, Stephanie Wagner, Cortland Dahl, Wendy Lau, Richard Davidson, Simon Goldberg
  3. The Mindful Awareness Task: A Digital Paradigm for Assessing the Internal Attention Mechanisms of Mindfulness during Meditation TrainingYuval Hadash, Amit Bernstein
  4. Well-Being Growth Mindset As a Candidate Mechanism of Change in Digital Meditation InterventionsPolina Beloborodova, Matthew Hirshberg, Zishan Jiwani, Wendy Lau, Caroline Swords, Gabriella Valdivia, Kevin Riordan, Raquel Tatar, et al.