The overarching goal of this study is to develop, deliver, and investigate the utility and feasibility of train-the-trainer delivery of mindfulness training (MT) in support of improved readiness (across cognitive, affective, and social domains of the human dimension) and improve retention of candidates in the SOF qualification pipeline at the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School (referred to as SWCS).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
245
The MBAT will involve: (i) 4 weekly 1.5-hour course sessions. The sessions will provide guided exercises, didactic information, and discussions to promote greater mindfulness. (ii) Daily mindfulness practice that will be facilitated by the Measuring Mindfulness App (MMA) and/or instructor-delivered mindfulness practices. The daily mindfulness practice will require about 15 minutes to complete.
University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida, United States
Change in Attentional Performance
Attentional Performance as measured by the Sustained Attention Response Task (SART). SART has a range of scores from 0 to 1 with a higher score indicating better accuracy of completing the task.
Time frame: Baseline (week 1) to week 6 (after 4-week training interval)
Change in Working Memory Performance
Working Memory Performance as measured by the Working Memory Task with Affective Distracters (WMDA). WMDA has a range of scores from 0 to 100%, with higher scores indicating better accuracy on the task.
Time frame: Baseline (week 1) to week 6 (after 4-week training interval)
Change in Cognitive Failures
Cognitive Failures will be measured by the Cognitive Failures Questionnaire (CFQ). CFQ has total score ranging from 0 to 100, with a higher score indicating more cognitive failures.
Time frame: Baseline (week 1) to week 6 (after 4-week training interval)
Change in Positive Affect
Positive Affect will be measured by the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS-10). The PANAS Positive has a range of scores from 5 to 25, with higher score indicating higher positive mood.
Time frame: Baseline (week 1) to week 6 (after 4-week training interval)
Change in Negative Affect
Negative Affect will be measured by the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS-10). The PANAS Negative has a range of scores from 5 to 25, with higher score indicating higher negative mood.
Time frame: Baseline (week 1) to week 6 (after 4-week training interval)
Change in Perceived Stress
The short version of the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) will be used assess perceived stress. The 4-item PSS has a range of scores from 0 to 16, with higher score indicating higher level of perceived stress.
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Time frame: Baseline (week 1) to week 6 (after 4-week training interval)
Change in Psychological Health
Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-4) will be used to assess depression and anxiety. PHQ-4 has a range of scores from 0 to 12, with higher scores indicating higher level of depression and anxiety.
Time frame: Baseline (week 1) to week 6 (after 4-week training interval)
Change in Decentering
EQ Decentering is an 11-item sub-scale measuring various thoughts and experiences, and the tendency to distance from those. The decentering score ranges from 1 to 55, with a higher score indicating high level of decentering.
Time frame: Baseline (week 1) to week 6 (after 4-week training interval)
Change in Mind Wandering
Four Factor Mind Wandering (4FMW) Questionnaire is a 16-item scale that asks participants to indicate how often they experience a situation described in the form of a statement on a 5-point Likert-type scale from never (1) to always (5). 4FMW has a range of scores from 16 to 80, with higher scores indicating greater mind wandering.
Time frame: Baseline (week 1) to week 6 (after 4-week training interval)