Emotions
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of this research study is to find out how two different online stress reduction training programs affect people's daily experiences and social relations. The researchers think that people's thoughts, emotions, and behavior toward others may be influenced by stress reduction programs. This study will allow them to study the effectiveness of stress reduction programs for important real-world psychological outcomes.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALStress reduction program 1
Participants will receive daily online lessons
BEHAVIORALStress reduction program 2
Participants will receive daily online lessons
Sponsors
Virginia Commonwealth University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Virginia Commonwealth University students * age 18 years or older * Healthy * English literate * non-immigrant * not practicing stress reduction techniques for more than 60 minutes a week * ownership of a smartphone
Exclusion criteria
* People who are not Virginia Commonwealth University students * major, uncorrected sensory impairments and cognitive deficits * psychiatric disorders or history thereof * new diagnosis of a (non-acute) medical or psychiatric condition within the last 3 months * current drug abuse
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in state emotion regulation | Baseline to post intervention, approximately 2 weeks | Participants will complete a state emotion strategies measure which will ask them to check various actions they are taking to change their thoughts and feelings. Change in total number of actions checked will be calculated. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed