This project aims to examine the effect of a self-guided, evidence-based, online mindfulness intervention on well-being among first-year undergraduates at the 5 Claremont Colleges (5C's) and graduate students in the community. Additionally, it explores the feasibility and efficacy of peer support (pairs) as an adjunctive treatment component to enhance engagement and treatment effects, including social-connectedness, well- being, academic outcomes, and anxiety. Findings will provide insight into effective ways to (1) support students at The Claremont Colleges, and (2) leverage technology and peer support to implement mental health initiatives that are cost-effective, easily transportable, and scalable in low-resource settings.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
180
This project will use a Randomized Control Trial (RCT) design and Daily Reconstruction Method (DRM8) to model the effects of the OMI on dynamic changes in first-year undergraduate and graduate students' well-being over time. The intervention will take place over the course of 46 days, with a 7- day follow up assessment taking place one month after the intervention. People will complete surveys through an online link leading to Qualtrics.com.
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, California, United States
RECRUITINGFive Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ)
The FFMQ is a self-reported, instrument assessing mindfulness based on five factors that represent elements of mindfulness ( observing, describing, acting with awareness, non-judging of inner experience, and non-reactivity to inner experience). Possible scores range from 1 (never or very rarely true) to 5 (very often or always true). Reference: Bohlmeijer, E., P. M. ten Klooster, et al. (2011). "Psychometric properties of the five facet mindfulness questionnaire in depressed adults and development of a short form." Assessment 18(3): 308-320
Time frame: Baseline to Day 46
Sample Attrition
Completion rate or drop out rate comparing OMI group versus OMI+ group in a 46 day longitudinal study.
Time frame: Baseline to Day 46
PERMA (Overall Well Being)
The self-reported measure consists of 23 items. The health, negative emotion, loneliness, and overall happiness questions act as filler questions and provide more information; for briefness, the 15 PERMA questions (3 per PERMA domain) could be used, but we recommend using the full measure. Reference: Butler, J., \& Kern, M. L. (2016). The PERMA-Profiler: A brief multidimensional measure of flourishing. International Journal of Wellbeing, 6(3), 1-48. doi:10.5502/ijw.v6i3.1
Time frame: Day 0-46
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