Storytelling and Mindfulness for Graduate Student Wellbeing

Description

The purpose of this study is to evaluate an intervention for improving Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) graduate student wellbeing. Participants will be recruited from the University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate student body. Data will be collected from participants for up to 2 years, and the investigators anticipate that the study will last for 4 years.

Conditions

Depression, Anxiety, Burnout, Student

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

The purpose of this study is to evaluate an intervention for improving Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) graduate student wellbeing. Participants will be recruited from the University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate student body. Data will be collected from participants for up to 2 years, and the investigators anticipate that the study will last for 4 years.

Determining the Effect of Mindfulness and Storytelling on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math) Graduate Student Wellbeing

Storytelling and Mindfulness for Graduate Student Wellbeing

Condition
Depression
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Madison

Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53715

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * 18 or older
  • * Current graduate student in a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) field at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • * No significant experience with mindfulness practice
  • * Under 18
  • * Significant experience with mindfulness practice
  • * Not a current graduate student in a STEM field at the University of Wisconsin-Madison

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

University of Wisconsin, Madison,

Jo Handelsman, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Study Record Dates

2027-05