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This study investigates how different types of meditation may affect behaviors and emotions. The study is conducted entirely online and involves listening to 4-weeks of a guided meditation training. The meditation involves either Loving-Kindness or Relaxation techniques. The purpose of the study is to assess changes in behaviors and emotions using standard questionnaires, reports of real-world behavior, and online behavioral tasks. The overarching goal is to help clarify how mind-body practices may improve some aspects of well-being.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Loving-Kindness Meditation | Experimental | 4-week guided Loving-Kindness Meditation training (administered online). |
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| Relaxation Meditation | Experimental | 4-week guided Relaxation Meditation training (administered online). |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Loving-Kindness Meditation | Behavioral | Approximately 15-minute sessions are administered 6 days per week |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Social functioning | Participants will complete a questionnaire about their real-world social behaviors. An aggregate score will be computed; higher scores will indicate better social functioning. | 4-5 weeks |
| Affective responses | Participants will perform a wall-sit test and responses will be measured using a 0-100 Visual Analog Scale of intensity. | 4-5 weeks |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Psychological well-being related to COVID-19 | Participants will complete a questionnaire related to the psychological impact of COVID-19 social distancing. Higher scores will indicate worse psychological impact of COVID-19. | 4-5 weeks |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Abigail A Marsh, PhD | Georgetown University | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Georgetown University | Washington D.C. | District of Columbia | 20007 | United States |
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| ID | Term |
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| D001326 | Autogenic Training |
| ID | Term |
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| D006990 | Hypnosis |
| D026441 | Mind-Body Therapies |
| D000529 | Complementary Therapies |
| D013812 | Therapeutics |
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| Relaxation Meditation | Behavioral | Approximately 15-minute sessions are administered 6 days per week |
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| D011613 |
| Psychotherapy |
| D004191 | Behavioral Disciplines and Activities |