Mindfulness-Based Interventions Targeting First-Generation College Student Retention in Rural Environments
NCT ID: NCT06789731
Last Updated: 2026-01-28
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Basic Information
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RECRUITING
NA
53 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2025-01-01
2027-06-30
Brief Summary
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Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two intervention groups: mindfulness meditation or psychoeducation. Researchers will compare outcomes from each group to explore treatment differences.
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Detailed Description
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Aims and Objectives. The proposed project's central hypothesis is that MM will increase first-generation students' intention to persist in college and increase their emotional well-being by increasing their sense of belonging in their college community. Aim 1. Examine MM's effect on first-generation college students' intention to persist in college (primary outcome) over time. Hypothesis: Participants who are randomized into the MM group will report higher intention to persist scores from baseline to one-month follow-up than those who are randomized to PE. Aim 2.
Exploratory. Determine MM's effect on anxiety and depression scores (co-secondary outcomes) over time. Hypothesis: MM will decrease depression and anxiety relative to PE from baseline to one-month follow-up. Aim 3: Exploratory. Investigate whether transcendent states during the final MM session predicts students' intention to persist scores. Hypothesis: The effect of MM on students' intention to persist will be mediated by self-transcendent experience during mindfulness practice.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Psychoeducation
Participants will receive recordings online, once a week for four weeks which will be approximately 30 minutes in length.
Psychoeducation
In the psychoeducation arm, participants will receive information related to creating connections with campus community and managing anxiety and/or depression through a presentation. They will also receive information on resources for connecting with their community and treating anxiety and/or depression.
Mindfulness Meditation
Participants will meet virtually with the mindfulness practitioner once a week for four weeks for 30-minute segments.
Mindfulness Meditation
Mindfulness meditation will be facilitated by a seasoned mindfulness practitioner. Participants will be guided through a loving kindness meditation adapted to apply to college communities and designed to help increase a sense of interconnectedness among their college community. They will also learn how to deconstruct feelings of anxiety and/or depression into sensory, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral components.
Interventions
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Mindfulness Meditation
Mindfulness meditation will be facilitated by a seasoned mindfulness practitioner. Participants will be guided through a loving kindness meditation adapted to apply to college communities and designed to help increase a sense of interconnectedness among their college community. They will also learn how to deconstruct feelings of anxiety and/or depression into sensory, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral components.
Psychoeducation
In the psychoeducation arm, participants will receive information related to creating connections with campus community and managing anxiety and/or depression through a presentation. They will also receive information on resources for connecting with their community and treating anxiety and/or depression.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
18 Years
64 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Mind and Life Institute, Hadley, Massachusetts
OTHER
University of South Dakota
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Natalie Lecy
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of South Dakota
Locations
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University of South Dakota
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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References
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Other Identifiers
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23-117
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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