Effects of Smartphone-Based Stress Reduction Training on Social Relations

Virginia Commonwealth University125 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this research study is to find out how two different online stress reduction training programs affect people's daily experiences and social relations. The researchers think that people's thoughts, emotions, and behavior toward others may be influenced by stress reduction programs. This study will allow them to study the effectiveness of stress reduction programs for important real-world psychological outcomes.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

125

Conditions

Emotions

Interventions

Stress reduction program 1BEHAVIORAL

Participants will receive daily online lessons

Stress reduction program 2BEHAVIORAL

Participants will receive daily online lessons

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Virginia Commonwealth University students * age 18 years or older * Healthy * English literate * non-immigrant * not practicing stress reduction techniques for more than 60 minutes a week * ownership of a smartphone Exclusion Criteria: * People who are not Virginia Commonwealth University students * major, uncorrected sensory impairments and cognitive deficits * psychiatric disorders or history thereof * new diagnosis of a (non-acute) medical or psychiatric condition within the last 3 months * current drug abuse

Locations (1)

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, Virginia, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change in state emotion regulation

Participants will complete a state emotion strategies measure which will ask them to check various actions they are taking to change their thoughts and feelings. Change in total number of actions checked will be calculated.

Time frame: Baseline to post intervention, approximately 2 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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