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This study aimed to investigate the mediating role of mindfulness in the relationship between anxiety and L2 performance.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A systematic review was conducted for studies published up to April 2026. Data were extracted from observational studies (Pearson's correlations) and from baseline scores of intervention studies. Random-effects univariate meta-analyses were performed for each bivariate relation, and meta-analytic structural equation modeling (MASEM) was applied to test the mediation model. Moderator analyses were conducted using subgroup comparisons.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The meta-analysis included 13 studies (17 effect sizes) for the anxiety-mindfulness relation, 11 studies (14 effect sizes) for mindfulness-L2 performance, and 35 studies (41 effect sizes) for anxiety-L2 performance. Univariate meta-analyses showed that anxiety was negatively correlated with mindfulness [\n                      <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\n                      = \u22120.32, 95% CI (\u22120.36, \u22120.27)] and with L2 performance [\n                      <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\n                      = \u22120.34, 95% CI (\u22120.38, \u22120.30)], while mindfulness was positively correlated with L2 performance [\n                      <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.20, 95% CI (0.10, 0.28)]. MASEM revealed a saturated model with the following standardized path coefficients: anxiety \u2192 mindfulness \u03b2 = \u22120.32 (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt; 0.001), mindfulness \u2192 L2 performance \u03b2 = 0.11 (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt; 0.001), and anxiety \u2192 L2 performance (direct effect) \u03b2 = \u22120.30 (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt; 0.001). The indirect effect of anxiety on L2 performance through mindfulness was \u03b2 = \u22120.03 (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt; 0.001), and the total effect was \u03b2 = \u22120.34 (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt; 0.001).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Mindfulness partially mediates the anxiety-L2 performance relationship, although the indirect effect is very small (\u03b2 = \u22120.03). Anxiety is directly associated with lower L2 performance and also indirectly related to it via reduced mindfulness. Because this estimate was derived from pooled correlations across studies, it reflects an aggregate mediation pattern rather than a direct within-sample observation, and thus warrants cautious interpretation. 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