Mindfulness Training for Small Teams
- Conditions
- Cognitive Change
- Interventions
- Behavioral: MBAT-IBehavioral: MBAT-T
- Registration Number
- NCT04210076
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Miami
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to look at how mindfulness training may influence how the participant thinks, feels, and acts.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 356
- Individuals who are between 18 and 65 years of age
- Individuals who are fluent English speakers
- Individuals who are active-duty service members
- Men and women of all races and ethnicities
- Individuals who have a medical or neurological condition that might interfere with performance on the task in the study (e.g., epilepsy)
- Individuals with a history of hospitalization for psychological/mental health issues within the last 6 months.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Mindfulness-Based Attention Training for Individuals (MBAT-I) MBAT-I Individuals randomized to this group will receive 4, 2-2.5-hour sessions delivered over 4 weeks of mindfulness training and 15 minutes of daily, out-of-class mindfulness exercises, that will be delivered and tracked using a measuring mindfulness application. Mindfulness-Based Attention Training for Teams (MBAT-T) MBAT-T Teams randomized to this group will receive 4, 2-2.5-hour sessions delivered over 4 weeks of mindfulness training and 15 minutes of daily, out-of-class mindfulness exercises, that will be delivered and tracked using a measuring mindfulness application.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in Attentional Performance Baseline (testing session 1) to week 5 (testing session 2) Attentional Performance as measured by the Sustained Attention Response Task (SART).This task uses a continuous performance paradigm involving button presses to frequently presented non-targets (numbers 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9) but requires the participants to withhold their motor response to the infrequent target (number 3). Withholding responses only to infrequent targets encourages a pre-potent response and mind wandering. Real-time subjective experience of mind wandering during SART is assessed through experience-sampling probes randomly presented throughout the task.
Change in Working Memory Performance Baseline (testing session 1) to week 5 (testing session 2) Working Memory Performance as measured by the Working memory task with Affective Distracters. In this task, participants are presented with a memory array that they are to encode and hold in memory during a delay interval. During the delay, emotionally negative or neutral scene images are presented.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in Cohesion Baseline (testing session 1) to week 5 (testing session 2) Cohesion as measured by 3 items adapted from a questionnaire developed by Podsakoff and MacKenzie. Scale items are rated on a scale from 1 to 5 (1 = strongly disagree, 5 = strongly agree), according to how much participants agree with each item.
Change in Team Situation Monitoring Baseline (testing session 1) to week 5 (testing session 2) Team Situation Monitoring is measured by 7-item subscale of the Teamwork Perception Questionnaire, which assesses individuals' shared perceptions of group-level team skills and behavior. The scale consists of a list of items that are rated on a scale from 1 to 5 (1 = strongly disagree, 5 = strongly agree), according to how much participants agree with each item.
Change in Workgroup Emotional Intelligence Baseline (testing session 1) to week 5 (testing session 2) Workgroup Emotional Intelligence as measured by the Workgroup Emotional Intelligence Profile, which is a 16-item measure of emotional intelligence abilities that manifest as behaviors in work teams. The scale consists of a list of items that are rated on a scale from 1 to 7 (1 = strongly disagree, 7 = strongly agree), according to how much participants agree with each item. This measure reflects an individual's judgment of their ability to monitor and manage their own emotions and the emotions of the members of their squad.
Change in Team Mindfulness Baseline (testing session 1) to week 5 (testing session 2) Team Mindfulness as measured by the Team Mindfulness Scale, which is a 10-item scale measuring the individual's experience of their team interactions as mindful. The total score ranges from 1 to 5, with a higher score indicating an individual's perception of the team's attitudes and experiences as marked by greater mindfulness.
Change in Mindfulness Baseline (testing session 1) to week 5 (testing session 2) Mindfulness as measured by the short version of the Five-Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire, which is a 15-item scale. The total score ranges from 15 to 75, with a higher score indicating greater levels of mindfulness in different aspects of one's life.
Change in Decentering Baseline (testing session 1) to week 5 (testing session 2) Decentering as measured by the decentering sub-scale of the Experience Questionnaire, which is an 11-item scale measuring various thoughts and experiences, and the tendency to distance from those. The total score ranges from 1 to 55, with a higher score indicating higher levels of decentering.
Change in Psychological Health Baseline (testing session 1) to week 5 (testing session 2) Psychological health as measured by the Patient Health Questionnaire, which is a 4-item scale measuring depression and anxiety. The total score ranges from 0 to 12, with higher scores indicating a higher level of depression and anxiety.
Change in Positive Affect Baseline (testing session 1) to week 5 (testing session 2) Positive affect as measured by the short version of the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS-10), a 5-item scale measuring the frequency of experiences of positive affect. The total score ranges from 5 to 25, with a higher score indicating a higher positive mood.
Change in Negative Affect Baseline (testing session 1) to week 5 (testing session 2) Negative affect as measured by the short version of the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS-10), a 5-item scale measuring the frequency of experiences of negative affect. The total score ranges from 5 to 25, with a higher score indicating a higher negative mood.
Change in Perceived Stress Baseline (testing session 1) to week 5 (testing session 2) Perceived Stress as measured by the short version of the Perceived Stress Scale, which is a 4-item scale measuring the degree to which situations in one's life are viewed as stressful. The total score ranges from 0 to 16, with a higher score indicating higher levels of perceived stress.
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
University of Miami
🇺🇸Coral Gables, Florida, United States