Target mechanisms of mindfulness-based programmes and practices

Mindfulness-based programmes (MBPs) and practices have demonstrated effects in mental health and well-being, yet questions regarding the target mechanisms that drive change across the population remain unresolved. This review aims to build on past reviews by (1) summarising the evidence for potential mechanisms underlying mindfulness practices as one key subcomponent of MBPs; (2) prioritising high quality and established formal analytical methods of mediation; and (3) examining the evidence for mechanisms in relation to outcomes that map across the population.