Volunteers Needed for Stress and Meditation Study

San Diego CA

Description

Hello! I am a clinical psychology graduate student looking for participants for my dissertation study on stress and mindfulness apps. Here’s the link to enroll: https://sites.google.com/view/med14days Here’s all the info: ------------ Have you been feeling stressed lately? Mindfulness App Study Now Enrolling! Participants experiencing stress are needed for a research study about the practice of meditation using a mindfulness app and its effect on mental health. You qualify for this study if you: -Have meditated no more than 0-2 times in the last month -Own a smartphone & computer -Are 18 or older -Live in the US If you choose to participate, you will be randomly assigned to a meditation group or a waitlist. If you are assigned to a meditation group, you will be asked to use a mindfulness mobile app on your smartphone for 2 weeks. You will also be asked to fill out a survey before and after the 2-week program, and the survey will include some general mental health questions and demographic information. If you are assigned to the waitlist group, you will be asked to wait 14 days before using the mindfulness app for 2 weeks, and you will be asked to fill out the survey 3 times. Duration: You will be asked to use a mobile app on your smartphone for 20 minutes a day, every day for 2 weeks. The survey will take approximately 15 minutes to complete each time (2-3 times during the study). You may be asked to wait 14 days before beginning to use the mobile app for 2 weeks. Enroll: https://sites.google.com/view/med14days Researcher: Carolyn Clarke, MA Approved by Alliant International University Institutional Review Board