Cognition and Health in Adolescents, Mindfulness as Prevention of Stress.

Mindfulness as a Method of Improving Mental Health and Cognitive Results and Decreasing Stress in Secondary School Students; a Prospective Randomised Controlled Single-blinded Pilot Study

The purpose of this study is to determine whether mindfulness is useful as primary prevention for psychological health in highschool students, primarily related to stress, and whether mindfulness can improve cognitive function.

There is a general suspicion that stress and stress-related psychological disorders is growing in highschool students in Sweden. Mindfulness is a well researched therapeutical method for treating stress-related disorders. This study will first collect data on stress-related psychological symptoms by several well-validated surveys. The surveys will be made twice with 8 weeks in between to examine variability. After the second survey the population of highschool students will be randomly assigned to web-based mindfulness intervention, music relaxation intervention or control group. A third survey will be conducted after eight weeks of intervention and before and after an external stressor.

Inclusion Criteria:

• High school student from designated school

Exclusion Criteria:

• None Swedish-speaking