On this page you will find links to published research, demonstrating the therapeutic / health benefits of many items available from the Calm Store.

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Aromatherapy

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33605857/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36990808/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36966288/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36912030/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36732122/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36687893/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35817123/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35412693/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34114222/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33655928/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36792414/

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080520110415.htm#:~:text=Summary%3A,be%20right%20under%20our%20noses.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16807875/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28337799/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32860651/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24456909/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24720812/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33184771/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23140115/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26023343/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26023343/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36776581/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30087294/

Fidgets

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9120292/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3776418/

https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ej853381

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26922951/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35692528/

https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/2971485.2971557

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150130211357.htm

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150514085707.htm

https://d393uh8gb46l22.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/ATTN_02_16_DontStopTheMovement.pdf

Hobbies & Creativity

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17439760.2016.1257049

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28351155/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33581775/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26431536/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31817855/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35032746/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29708025/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30857405/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32245337/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30908136/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29441038/

Incense, candles, other fragrances

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5198031/#B14-scipharm-84-00724

https://faseb.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1096/fj.07-101865

https://academic.oup.com/chemse/article/30/suppl_1/i248/270387?login=false

Journalling

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6357577/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30530460/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17576282/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15704148/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23804013/

Magnesium

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27910808/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29882776/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33864354/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16542786/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36354243/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28654669/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27869100/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32503201/

Massage

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25172313/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32977216/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27502797/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30942526/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28659510/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25784669/

Meditation & Mindfulness

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12883106/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12883106/

https://bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/joop.12115

https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/images/uploads/Keng_Review_of_studies_on_mindfulness.pdf

https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/images/uploads/Weinstein-MindfulnessStress.pdf

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21135325/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21501665/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21058842/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20363650/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22363278/

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0956797613503853

https://pccondon.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/condon-et-al-2013-ps.pdf

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0956797612469537

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0005789404800285

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0018506X16300289

http://scottbarrykaufman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Hanley-Garland-2016.pdf

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/306346260_The_Meaning_and_Doing_of_Mindfulness_The_Role_of_Values_in_the_Link_Between_Mindfulness_and_Well-Being

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17439760.2013.807353#.Uxo_d-ddWnA

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/281887390_A_failure_in_mind_Dispositional_mindfulness_and_positive_reappraisal_as_predictors_of_academic_self-efficacy_following_failure

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10826-013-9836-9#page-1

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/5533960_Effects_of_a_mindfulness-based_intervention_during_pregnancy_on_prenatal_stress_and_mood_Results_of_a_pilot_study

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00737-012-0264-4

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/08870446.2013.852670

https://academic.oup.com/scan/article/10/3/453/1656499?login=false

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/270586990_Maternal_mindfulness_during_pregnancy_and_infant_socio-emotional_development_and_temperament_The_mediating_role_of_maternal_anxiety

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10826-015-0319-z

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10826-014-9920-9

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12671-016-0563-3

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0140197116300057

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/264393931_Mindfulness-based_interventions_in_schools-A_systematic_review_and_meta-analysis

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0272735815301409

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10826-013-9847-6

https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2011-28769-001

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/263919667_Mindfulness_Training_and_Reductions_in_Teacher_Stress_and_Burnout_Results_From_Two_Randomized_Waitlist-Control_Field_Trials

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/mbe.12026

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19341981/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24101747/

https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2005-05099-004

https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2007-07751-003

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30153464/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26915053/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31903785/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28663069/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29933746/

Natural supplements

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29575228/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31481004/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32304038/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32713332/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34838432/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32272859/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26797633/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19865069/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15181652/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21601431/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34704015/

Salt lamps & blue light

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3047226/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28017916/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29101797/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30890197/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31752544/

Self help books

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27423162/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24487343/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15710643/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20515208/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18514614/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16942965/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12579544/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20473046/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29692281/

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/advances-in-psychiatric-treatment/article/use-of-written-cognitivebehavioural-therapy-selfhelp-materials-to-treat-depression/902D266E0DEC9AF0BC041286EB1C5551?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=bookmark

Social emotional learning

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.3102/0034654308325693

https://srcd.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/cdev.12864

https://www.eif.org.uk/report/adolescent-mental-health-a-systematic-review-on-the-effectiveness-of-school-based-interventions

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0741932514564564

https://srcd.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/cdev.12864

https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED505369.pdf

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.677217/full

https://psycnet.apa.org/buy/2023-55252-001

https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.2015.302630

https://srcd.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1467-8624.2010.01564.x

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9231796/

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/366301585_What_we_know_and_what_we_need_to_find_out_about_universal_school-based_social_and_emotional_learning_programs_for_children_and_adolescents_A_review_of_meta-analyses_and_directions_for_future_research

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/227662256_Emotion-regulation_ability_burnout_and_job_satisfaction_among_British_secondary-school_teachers

https://osf.io/mk35u/

https://learningpolicyinstitute.org/media/3977/download?inline&file=Evidence_for_SEL_REPORT.pdf

Soft toys

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34394770/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29325922/

https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2011-25344-008

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/258282530_Embodied_Terror_Management_Interpersonal_Touch_Alleviates_Existential_Concerns_Among_Individuals_With_Low_Self-Esteem

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23273827/

https://apsijournal.com/index.php/psyjournal/article/view/1506

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/03/220309140929.htm

https://www.jamda.com/article/S1525-8610(17)30189-5/fulltext

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/254735531_Comparison_of_Normative_and_Diagnosed_Dissociation_on_Attachment_to_Companion_Animals_and_Stuffed_Animals

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/304038820_Stuffed_Animal_as_a_Source_of_Comfort_in_Group_Psychotherapy

https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9175900

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3805974/

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352721818302262?via%3Dihub

https://guilfordjournals.com/doi/10.1521/pedi.2012.26.2.179

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.2466/pr0.1996.79.2.624

https://www.cell.com/heliyon/fulltext/S2405-8440(16)30746-0?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS2405844016307460%3Fshowall%3Dtrue

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1948550611404707

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1300/J016v25n03_09

https://www.painmanagementnursing.org/article/S1524-9042(12)00172-5/fulltext

Weighted blankets

https://jcsm.aasm.org/doi/10.5664/jcsm.8636

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17482631.2021.2009203

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S209549642030131X?via%3Dihub

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/11038128.2021.1939414

https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/24/12959

https://www.jpain.org/article/S1526-5900(21)00313-8/fulltext

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664619304462?via%3Dihub

http://cjon.ons.org/cjon/24/4/weighted-blankets-anxiety-reduction-adult-patients-receiving-chemotherapy

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32204779/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32536366/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36184925/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34106812/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34184958/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33913423/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34166155/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32051244/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35750505/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33317955/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32678376/

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S209549642030131X?casa_token=O9PRwBMS4-EAAAAA:nYPSCJzolmnjUM93abRy9dmNIeb05fqgXqZWe0qptdl7z4mXPVeAKXcm7uKEh9svXy9fIq0