Mindfulness to Mitigate Psychological Threat and Improve Engagement and Learning in Introductory Physics Courses

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

149 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-10-26

Study Completion Date

2022-12-31

Brief Summary

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This project involves testing a brief mindfulness training program to reduce students' psychological threat and support motivation, engagement, and learning in introductory undergraduate physics courses. The investigators predict that, compared to a control condition, mindfulness training will reduce psychological threat and increase motivation, engagement, and learning in physics.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Stress

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Mindfulness Training

Participants receive 20 minutes of mindfulness training per day for five continuous days (Monday through Friday). Training is delivered remotely to participants' computers and smartphones.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Mindfulness Training

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Training is focused on learning the principle of RAIN (recognize, accept, investigate, non-identify) in the context of physics learning.

No-Training

Participants do not receive training. On Monday and Friday, they listen to a 20 minute audiobook to match for time.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Mindfulness Training

Training is focused on learning the principle of RAIN (recognize, accept, investigate, non-identify) in the context of physics learning.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* at least 18 years of age
* current University of Pittsburgh student
* fluent in written and spoken English
* enrolled in introductory physics
* self-reported psychological threat in physics

Exclusion Criteria

* under 18 years of age
* not a current University of Pittsburgh student
* not fluent in written and spoken English
* not enrolled in introductory physics
* does not meet self-report psychological threat in physics

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No