Outcome
Type |
Measure |
Description |
Time frame |
Safety issue |
Other |
Heart rate |
measured using electrocardiogram, by Bitalino |
3 weeks |
|
Other |
Heart rate variability |
measured using electrocardiogram, by Bitalino, calculated as Root Mean Square of Successive Differences (RMSSD) |
3 weeks |
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Other |
Respiration |
measured using respiration belts by Bitalino |
3 weeks |
|
Other |
EEG |
measured using Emotiv-EEG |
3 weeks |
|
Primary |
Brief Inventory of Thriving |
The Brief Inventory of Thriving (Su, Tay, & Diener, 2014) is a questionnaire consisting of 10 items, measuring psychological well-being. Scores range from 1 to 5 with a higher score indicating more thriving (i.e., higher well-being). |
3 weeks |
|
Primary |
Loneliness Scores on the Comprehensive Inventory of Thriving |
The Loneliness sub-scale from the Comprehensive Inventory of Thriving (Su, Tay, & Diener, 2014) consists of 3 items. Scores range from 1 to 5 with a higher score indicating higher loneliness. |
3 weeks |
|
Primary |
Mindfulness Score on the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire |
The Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (Baer et al., 2006) consists of 39 items. Scores for mindfulness range between 1 and 5 with a higher score indicating more mindfulness. |
3 weeks |
|
Primary |
Inclusion of Other in the Self Scale |
The Inclusion of Other in the Self Scale (Aron, Aron, & Smollan, 1992) consists of 7 response options measuring closeness to another person (here: the meditation or exercise partner). The response options each show two circles labeled as" "Self" and "Other", which vary in terms of overlap, from barely touching (1, i.e., not close at all) to almost completely overlapping (7, i.e., extremely close). |
Directly after each individual meditation or "fast friends" exercise |
|
Secondary |
Positive Affect Scores on the Negative And Positive Affect Scale |
The 10-item version of the Negative And Positive Affect Scale by Joshanloo (2017) contains 5 items measuring positive affect. Scores for positive affect from these 5 items range from 5 to 25 with 25 indicating higher positive affect. The scale is used here with the following adaptation: it asks about the previous 14 days rather than 30 days. |
3 weeks |
|
Secondary |
Negative Affect Scores on the Negative And Positive Affect Scale |
The 10-item version of the Negative And Positive Affect Scale (NAPAS) by Joshanloo (2017) contains 5 items measuring negative affect. Scores for negative affect from these 5 items range from 5 to 25 with 25 indicating higher negative affect. The scale is used here with the following adaptation: it asks about the previous 14 days rather than 30 days. |
3 weeks |
|
Secondary |
Depression Scores on the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 |
The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 consists of 9 items and measures the severity of depression. Scores range from 0 to 27 with a higher score indicating more severe depression. |
3 weeks |
|
Secondary |
Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 questionnaire |
The Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item questionnaire screens for general anxiety disorder. Scores range from 0 to 21 with higher scores indicating more severe anxiety. |
3 weeks |
|
Secondary |
Social Interaction Anxiety Scale-6 |
The Social Interaction Anxiety Scale-6 (Peters et al., 2012) is a 6-item measure assessing social interaction anxiety. Scores range from 0 to 24 with 24 indicating more severe social anxiety. |
3 weeks |
|
Secondary |
Self-Compassion Scale Short-Form |
The short form of the Self-Compassion Scale (Raes et al., 2011) includes 12 items. Scores range from 1 to 5 with higher scores indicating more self-compassion. Change = (Week 3 Score - Baseline Score). |
3 weeks |
|
Secondary |
Toronto Empathy Questionnaire |
The Toronto Empathy Questionnaire consists of 16 items. Scores range from 0 to 64 with higher scores indicating higher empathy. |
3 weeks |
|
Secondary |
Positive Affect Scores on the Negative And Positive Affect Scale |
The 10-item version of the Negative And Positive Affect Scale by Joshanloo (2017) contains 5 items measuring positive affect. Scores for positive affect from these 5 items range from 5 to 25 with 25 indicating higher positive affect. The scale is used here with the following adaptation: it asks about the current moment rather than the past 30 days. Response options are adapted to vary from 1 (not at all) to 5 (extremely). |
Directly after each individual meditation or "fast friends" exercise |
|
Secondary |
Negative Affect Scores on the Negative And Positive Affect Scale |
The 10-item version of the Negative And Positive Affect Scale (NAPAS) by Joshanloo (2017) contains 5 items measuring negative affect. Scores for negative affect from these 5 items range from 5 to 25 with 25 indicating higher negative affect. The scale is used here with the following adaptation: it asks about the current moment rather than the past 30 days. Response options are adapted to vary from 1 (not at all) to 5 (extremely). |
Directly after each individual meditation or "fast friends" exercise |
|
Secondary |
Emotional synchrony |
Average correlation between emotions of the 2 people doing the exercise together, as reported with regards to the last 5 minutes of the meditation or the "fast friends" exercise. The following emotions (taken from the short version of the Negative and Positive Affect scale by Joshanloo) will be rated by both participants: restless/fidgety, hopeless, that everything was an effort, in good spirits, calm and peaceful, full of life. |
Directly after each individual meditation or "fast friends" exercise |
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