Anxiety, Loneliness, Satisfaction With Life
Conditions
Brief summary
This quantitative study assesses the baseline anxiety, satisfaction with life, and loneliness scores in students and staff in a global study. Assessments at baseline will include the GAD, SWLS, and UCLA loneliness scale, and the same questionnaires were collected in Week 4 and Week 8. The Google form questionnaire will ask the high schoolers and staff for their email address and their parent's email address (if they are under 18). The form will also include a question eliciting interest in participation in the 4-weeks Heartfulness program. The program will include tools that promote a heart-based nurturing environment focusing on relaxation, positivity, and developing growth mindsets.
Detailed description
The specific aim of this study is to assess changes in scores measuring symptoms of anxiety using GAD-7 (and GAD-Child), Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS and SWLS-C), and UCLA Loneliness Scale (Version 3).
Interventions
BEHAVIORALSelf-Care Program through Heartfulness
A four-week Self-Care program through Heartfulness will be offered to participants in the Heartfulness group. This would include a daily practice of relaxation tools for 15 minutes a day using an app and once a weekly webinar for 30 minutes. Guided relaxation and meditation sessions will be offered to the participants during the intervention weeks. These virtual sessions were conducted by Heartfulness Champions and certified trainers from Heartfulness Institute.
Sponsors
Heartfulness Institute
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
14 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* High School Students (grades 9-12) and Staff, aged 14 and above, and willing to participate in the study.
Exclusion criteria
* Non-English speaking high school students and staff and those with mental health diagnoses such as Major Depressive Disorder and Anxiety disorders.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Assess the current level of Anxiety | Week 0 | To assess the current level of anxiety in high school students and staff through GAD Scale. |
| Changes level of Anxiety | Week 4 and Week 8 | To assess the beneficial impact of Heartfulness program on anxiety in high school students and staff. |
| Assess the current level of Satisfaction with Life | Week 0 | To assess the current level of satisfaction with life in high school students and staff through SWLS Scale. |
| Changes level of Satisfaction with Life | Week 4 and Week 8 | To assess the beneficial impact of Heartfulness program on satisfaction with life in high school students and staff. |
| Assess the current level of Loneliness | Week 0 | To assess the current level of loneliness in high school students and staff through UCLA loneliness scale. |
| Changes in Loneliness levels | Week 4 and Week 8 | To assess the beneficial impact of Heartfulness program on loneliness in high school students and staff. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed