Adriaanse et al., 2010 (28) (two studies) |
Health |
MCII vs. control; MCII vs. MC vs. II |
51; 59 |
Germany; United States |
Female college students |
Less unhealthy snacking after MCII than control (average partial η2 = 0.16) and after MC (partial η2 = 0.13) or II (partial η2 = 0.25) separately |
Christiansen et al., 2010 (29) |
Health |
MCII plus cognitive behavioral therapy vs. standard program |
60 |
Germany |
Chronic back pain patients |
Improved physical capacity after 3 mo (average d = 0.65) |
Duckworth et al., 2011 (11) |
Education |
MCII vs. control |
66 |
United States |
High school students |
60% more practice examinations completed |
Duckworth et al., 2013 (30) |
Education |
MCII vs. positive thinking control |
76 |
United States |
Middle school students |
Improved grades, attendance, and conduct (average η2 = 0.06) |
Gawrilow et al., 2012 (31) |
Education |
MCII plus learning styles vs. only learning styles |
116 |
Germany |
Middle school students |
Improved self-regulation 2 wk later (d = 0.16), stronger if at risk for ADHD |
Kirk et al., 2013 (32) |
Conflict Resolution |
MCII vs. MC vs. II |
132 |
Germany |
College students |
6% higher joint agreement with MCII than II, but MC was not significantly better than II or worse than MCII |
Oettingen et al., 2015 (33) (three studies) |
Education |
MCII vs. two controls; MCII vs. control; MCII vs. control |
84; 51; 58 |
Germany; United States; United States |
College students; college students; female adults |
Increased advanced scheduling of activities; improved reported time management (partial η2 = 0.21); increased school attendance only for the busy |
Stadler et al., 2009 (34) |
Health |
MCII plus information vs. only information |
255 |
Germany |
Female adults |
Increase in self-reported fruit/vegetable intake in both conditions, but lasting effect only for MCII (28% above baseline after 2 y) |
Stadler et al., 2010 (35) |
Health |
MCII plus information vs. only information |
256 |
Germany |
Female adults |
Higher self-reported physical activity during 4 mo (d = 0.43, 0.47, 0.53, and 0.47) |