Depression, Stress
Conditions
Brief summary
The main objective of the current study is to evaluate whether a mindfulness based intervention delivered online can provide an effective resource for increasing psychological well-being among students. In addition, explore potential mechanisms through which the training lead to improvements by means of mediational analyses, with hypothesized variables like positive/negative affect and attention regulation.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALOnline-MBSR
8 week mindfulness based stress reduction online
BEHAVIORALExpressive Writing Online
Online distributed expressive writing intervention as active control
Sponsors
Karolinska Institutet
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* current student * have an active e-mail account * regular use of the internet
Exclusion criteria
* non-Swedish speaking
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Psychological well-being | Baseline, Week 8 | Change over time |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Depression symptoms | Baseline, Week 8 | Change over time |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Health-related behaviors | Baseline, Week 8 | Change over time in proportion reporting binge drinking of alcohol past week (yes/no), and cigarette smoking past week (yes/no); both assessed though self-report questionnaire items. |
Countries
Sweden
Outcome results
None listed