Mindfulness-Based Interventions Targeting First-Generation College Student Retention in Rural Environments
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 64
- 试验地点
- 3
- 主要终点
- Intention to Persist in College
研究概览
简要总结
The goal of this randomized control group is to learn about effective treatments for college students experiencing anxiety and/or depression. The main questions this clinical trial aims to answer are: 1) Can mindfulness-based treatments increase retention rates among first-generation college students? 1) Can mindfulness-based treatments decrease anxiety and/or depression among first-generation college students?
Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two intervention groups: mindfulness meditation or psychoeducation. Researchers will compare outcomes from each group to explore treatment differences.
详细描述
Method/Design. This study will be a remote, two-arm, randomized, controlled trial. First-generation college students will be randomized to either mindfulness meditation (MM), or psychoeducation (PE). The mindfulness meditation will be a loving kindness meditation adapted to apply to college communities. Each intervention will be applied for 60 minutes, once a week, for two weeks through a remote platform. The MM is adapted through a validated brief mindfulness-based intervention framework (Zeidan, 2010). The primary outcome, intention to persist in college, and the secondary outcomes, depression and anxiety, will be assessed by a blinded researcher at baseline, one-week post treatment, and one-month follow-up. Change in sense of connection during the final treatment session, measured with a comprehensive battery of self-report indices, will be the primary therapeutic mechanism.
Aims and Objectives. The proposed project's central hypothesis is that MM will increase first-generation students' intention to persist in college and increase their emotional well-being by increasing their sense of belonging in their college community. Aim 1. Examine MM's effect on first-generation college students' intention to persist in college (primary outcome) over time. Hypothesis: Participants who are randomized into the MM group will report higher intention to persist scores from baseline to one-month follow-up than those who are randomized to PE. Aim 2.
Exploratory. Determine MM's effect on anxiety and depression scores (co-secondary outcomes) over time. Hypothesis: MM will decrease depression and anxiety relative to PE from baseline to one-month follow-up. Aim 3: Exploratory. Investigate whether transcendent states during the final MM session predicts students' intention to persist scores. Hypothesis: The effect of MM on students' intention to persist will be mediated by self-transcendent experience during mindfulness practice.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
盲法说明
The PI will randomly assign participants to condition and coordinate treatment group scheduling; the assessor will be blinded to condition.
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 64 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •18 years or older. Currently enrolled in college in the United States. First-generation college student. Access to WiFi and a computer/smartphone/tablet. English speaking.
排除标准
- •Not currently enrolled in a college program. Not a first-generation college student. Non-English speaker. Not able to utilize WiFi or computer/tablet/smartphone.
研究组 & 干预措施
Mindfulness Meditation
Participants will meet virtually with the mindfulness practitioner once a week for two weeks for 60-minute segments.
干预措施: Mindfulness Meditation (Behavioral)
Psychoeducation
Participants will receive recordings online, once a week for two weeks which will be approximately 60 minutes in length.
干预措施: Psychoeducation (Other)
结局指标
主要结局
Intention to Persist in College
时间窗: Baseline, post treatment (one week after the final treatment session), and follow-up (one month after the final treatment session)
Change in participants' intention to persist in college will be assessed through an individual item rated in a numeric rating scale. Scores range from 0 to 5 with higher scores reflecting greater intent to remain in college.
次要结局
- Anxiety(Changes in participant's state anxiety will be captured within 5-minutes prior to each intervention and within 5 minutes after each intervention (mindfulness and psychoeducation))
- Depression(Changes in participant's state anxiety will be captured within 5-minutes prior to each intervention and within 5 minutes after each intervention (mindfulness and psychoeducation))