Healthy adults (parents and teachers of adolescents)
Conditions
Interventions
Mindfulness
Waitlist control
Sponsors
Kansai Medical University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Participants must meet all of the following inclusion criteria: 1. Individuals who wish to participate after attending an information session or viewing a recorded information session. 2. Individuals who are able to attend at least the first four sessions of the 9-session program (1 hour per week). 3. Individuals who are willing to undertake approximately 10 minutes of home mindfulness practice per day on at least 6 of every 7 days. 4. Individuals who agree to complete the study questionnaires before and after the program and consent to the publication of anonymized study results in accordance with personal information protection regulations. 5. No restrictions on age or sex. 6. Individuals who have received a full explanation of the study, have adequately understood the study procedures, and have provided written informed consent voluntarily.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Individuals meeting any of the following exclusion criteria will not be enrolled in the study: 1. Individuals who have previously completed an 8-week mindfulness program. 2. Individuals with social anxiety or other conditions that would interfere with participation in the program. 3. Individuals considered by the instructors or the principal investigator to be unsuitable for participation for any other reason.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary outcome measures are changes from baseline to post-intervention in mindfulness, self-compassion, mood profile, health-related quality of life, perceived stress, and the parent-child relationship, as assessed using validated self-report questionnaires. The secondary outcome measures include changes over time at the 5-month follow-up (3 months after completion of the program), the association between participants' outcomes and the level of instructor experience, and responses to a post-intervention questionnaire. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactYasushi Ito
Kansai Medical University Department of Psychosomatic Medicine
Outcome results
None listed