Predictors of Engagement in Mindfulness Meditation Practice in People with High Anxiety

Researchers from The University of Tasmania's are looking at how aspects of mental health, personality, beliefs and typical ways of responding impact engagement in mindfulness in individuals with anxiety. [This study has CLOSED].

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This study is now closed. Please refer to our Research Studies page to view our ongoing studies.

Study Description/Purpose

Researchers form the University of Tasmania’s Cog Neuro Lab are looking at how aspects of mental health, personality, beliefs and typical ways of responding impact engagement in mindfulness in individuals with anxiety.

What’s Involved

The research involves one online session (around 1 hour) on your own computer where you will complete some questionnaires and an attention task, followed by practicing mindfulness meditation using an ‘app’ on your own mobile phone for two weeks (around 10 mins per day).

Disease or condition

General Anxiety

Recruitment criteria

In order to be included in the study, participants must:

be aged 18-40 years,
be experiencing high levels of generalised anxiety (based on a pre-screening questionnaire),
have their own Android or iPhone smartphone in order to download and use the mindfulness meditation app
not have used used an illicit substance on more than 6 occasions in the past 6 months
have no serious physical or neurological conditions

Benefits

Participants will receive a $30 giftpay voucher OR, if you are a psychology undergraduate at UTAS, you can receive 3 hours research participation credit.

Study sponsor / funder

Research team contacts

Monique Williams

[email protected]

Ethics number: 24623

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