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Introduction

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“Quotation marks” keep words together "stress reduction"
AND searches all terms "stress reduction" AND mindfulness AND adults
Truncation (shift 8 to get the asterisk) searches multiple variations of a word. mindful* - mindful, mindfulness, and mindfully at once

Empirical Articles	Literature Reviews
Based on original research conducted by the authors. Often include tables, charts, and graphs Includes sections like 'Introduction,' 'Methods,' 'Results,' and 'Discussion.' Details how the study was conducted, including data collection and analysis. Provides specific information about participants, experiments, and data.	Summarizes and synthesizes existing research on a specific topic. Keywords like “review,” "systematic," "scoping," or "meta-analysis" in title or abstract. Mentions combining data from several studies in the abstract. Discusses various studies broadly without specific data or experiments. Focuses on combining data from existing studies rather than new ones. Lacks sections like 'Methods' or 'Results.'

Based on original research conducted by the authors.

Summarizes and synthesizes existing research on a specific topic.

Keywords like “review,” "systematic," "scoping," or "meta-analysis" in title or abstract.
Mentions combining data from several studies in the abstract.
Discusses various studies broadly without specific data or experiments.
Focuses on combining data from existing studies rather than new ones.
Lacks sections like 'Methods' or 'Results.'

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