Well-Being, Psychological
Conditions
Keywords
meditation, mobile health, mindfulness, self-compassion, gratitude
Brief summary
The goal of this research study is to better understand the effects of short practices on well-being. Participants will be asked to complete a task that will take 5-10 minutes, followed by a set of surveys. They will also be invited to complete a second set of surveys \ 7 days later.
Detailed description
The aim of this study is to better understand the effects of short practices on well-being. In the initial part of the study, participants will be required to complete a set of surveys assessing their health along with demographic measures. Participants will also be asked to complete a brief task. They will be asked sensitive questions (e.g., about your psychological state, mental health). To have their submission accepted, participants must correctly answer questions designed to check if they are paying attention. This part of the study will take approximately 24 minutes to complete. Anonymized data may be made available to other researchers. One week after completing this study, participants will be invited to complete a second set of surveys.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALMeditation practices
Participants will listen to recordings of short meditation practices drawn from the Healthy Minds Program.
OTHERInternet-as-usual
Participants will be instructed to use the internet as they typically do.
Sponsors
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* United States and United Kingdom residents 18 year or older
Exclusion criteria
* Inability or unwillingness to complete the study * Fail to pass the attention check embedded in the survey
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Positive and Negative Affect Schedule Positive Affect | Current positive affect pre- and post- short tasks (up to 10 minutes). | Participants respond to a 10-item survey indicating their current mood. Response options range from 1 (very slightly or not at all) to 5 (extremely). Five items reflect positive affect. Higher scores indicate higher positive affect. |
| Positive and Negative Affect Schedule Negative Affect | Current negative affect pre- and post- short tasks (up to 10 minutes). | Participants respond to a 10-item survey indicating their current mood. Response options range from 1 (very slightly or not at all) to 5 (extremely). Five items reflect negative affect. Higher scores indicate higher negative affect. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gratitude Adjective Checklist - 3 | Up to 10 minutes | Participants respond to a 3-item survey indicating their state gratitude. Response options range from 1 (not at all) to 5 (extremely). Higher scores indicate higher state gratitude. |
| Adverse reaction to short tasks | Up to 10 minutes | Participants will indicate whether they had a distressing experience (yes/no) during the task they completed. |
| Meditation practice using the short task practice type. | 7-day follow-up | Participants will be asked how many days they practiced the three meditation practice types during the past week. |
| Healthy Minds Program download | 7-day follow-up | Participants will be asked whether they downloaded the Healthy Minds Program and how many days they used the app if they downloaded it. |
| Ruminative Response Style | Pre- short tasks and 7-day follow-up | Participants respond to an 8-item survey indicating their level of rumination. Response options range from 1 (almost never) to 4 (almost always). Higher scores indicate higher rumination. |
| NIH Toolbox Loneliness | Pre- short tasks and 7-day follow-up | Participants respond to a 5-item survey indicating their level of loneliness. Response options range from 1 (never) to 5 (always). Higher scores indicate higher loneliness. |
| Perceived Stress Scale | Pre- short tasks and 7-day follow-up | Participants respond to a 4-item survey indicating their level of perceived stress. Response options range from 1 (never) to 5 (very often). Higher scores indicate higher perceived stress. |
| State Mindfulness Scale | Up to 10 minutes | Participants respond to a 21-item survey indicating their state mindfulness. Response options range from 1 (not at all) to 5 (very well). Higher scores indicate higher state mindfulness. |
| PROMIS Depression | Pre- short tasks and 7-day follow-up | Participants respond to a 4-item survey indicating their level of depression. Response options range from 1 (never) to 5 (always). Higher scores indicate higher depression. |
| Self-Compassion Scale Short Form | Pre- short tasks and 7-day follow-up | Participants respond to a 12-item survey indicating their level of trait self-compassion. Response options range from 1 (almost never) to 5 (almost always). Higher scores indicate higher trait self-compassion. |
| Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire Short Form | Pre- short tasks and 7-day follow-up | Participants respond to a 15-item survey indicating their level of trait mindfulness. Response options range from 1 (never or very rarely true) to 5 (very often or always true). Higher scores indicate higher trait mindfulness. |
| Gratitude Questionnaire | Pre- short tasks and 7-day follow-up | Participants respond to a 6-item survey indicating their level of trait gratitude. Response options range from 1 (strongly disagree) to 7 (strongly agree). Higher scores indicate higher trait gratitude. |
| Positive and Negative Affect Schedule Positive Affect | 7-day follow-up | Participants respond to a 10-item survey indicating their current mood. Response options range from 1 (very slightly or not at all) to 5 (extremely). Five items reflect positive affect. Higher scores indicate higher positive affect. |
| Positive and Negative Affect Schedule Negative Affect | 7-day follow-up | Participants respond to a 10-item survey indicating their current mood. Response options range from 1 (very slightly or not at all) to 5 (extremely). Five items reflect negative affect. Higher scores indicate higher negative affect. |
| PROMIS Anxiety | Pre- short tasks and 7-day follow-up | Participants respond to a 4-item survey indicating their level of anxiety. Response options range from 1 (never) to 5 (always). Higher scores indicate higher anxiety. |
| State Self-Compassion Scale Short Form | Up to 10 minutes | Participants respond to a 6-item survey indicating their state self-compassion. Response options range from 1 (not at all true for me) to 5 (very true for me). Higher scores indicate higher state self-compassion. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed