Healthy Student Initiative

NCT02164708 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: 2012 - 170
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 71
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This paper extends prior research by exploring how students with self-critical (SC) traits respond to mindfulness meditation (MM) with a twofold purpose: i) to study anxiety sensitivity and mood changes during the school year as students attended MM tutorials ii) to study the relationship between self-criticism and MM-related benefits over time. This paper reports on participants' mood and anxiety sensitivity changes before, during, and after the MM program and the association between depressed mood and SC levels. Participants were trained in MM over two continuous semesters, with two specific hypotheses guiding evaluations:

1. 1.Participants overall would report progressive improvements in psychological well-being as measured by mood and anxiety sensitivity variables, reflecting the effectiveness of the MM program.
2. 2.Elevations in self-critical personality traits would predict greater improvements in depressed mood, given the greater need to neutralize cognitive events related to negative moods.

Conditions

Depressive Self-Criticism

Keywords

mindfulness meditation, mental health, self-criticism

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Profile of Mood States

  Inventory to assess mood states

  6 months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Anxiety Sensitivity

  6 months

Study Arms (1)

Mindfulness Meditation

EXPERIMENTAL

The program progressively trained students in "mindfulness of breathing", a form of meditation frequently employed secularly. The tutorials were held on campus five times weekly, led by a faculty member and a graduate student who were trained, experienced MM practitioners. The tutorials were one hour in duration and typically involved 40-45 minutes of guided MM followed by a question-answer period that addressed recent research findings. Program participation required attendance at one tutorial per week, and participants were encouraged to maintain autonomous MM practice.

Behavioral: Mindfulness Meditation

Interventions

Mindfulness Meditation BEHAVIORAL

The program progressively trained students in "mindfulness of breathing", a form of meditation frequently employed secularly. The tutorials were held on campus five times weekly, led by a faculty member and a graduate student who were trained, experienced MM practitioners. The tutorials were one hour in duration and typically involved 40-45 minutes of guided MM followed by a question-answer period that addressed recent research findings. Program participation required attendance at one tutorial per week, and participants were encouraged to maintain autonomous MM practice.

Mindfulness Meditation

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 17 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Currently enrolled (part-time-full-time) OR current staff members at university
• Computer access at the university or elsewhere and/or smartphone access

Sponsors & Collaborators

• York University: lead
• Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

York University

Toronto, Ontario, M3J 1P3, Canada

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Ritvo, P., Vora, K., Irvine, J., Mongrain, M., Azargive, S., Muhammad Abid, A., … Cribbie, R. (2013). Reductions in Negative Automatic Thoughts in Students Attending Mindfulness Tutorials Predicts Increased Life Satisfaction. International Journal of Educational Psychology, 2(3), 272-296. doi:10.4471/ijep.2013.28

  RESULT

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Psychological Well-Being

Interventions

Mindfulness

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Personal Satisfaction; Behavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; Behavior Therapy; Psychotherapy; Behavioral Disciplines and Activities

Study Officials

• Paul Ritvo, PhD

  York University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 12, 2014
• First Posted: June 16, 2014
• Study Start: July 1, 2012
• Primary Completion: July 1, 2013
• Study Completion: July 1, 2013
• Last Updated: June 16, 2014

Record last verified: 2014-06

Locations

CA (1)