Effects of Self-Compassion Practice on Stress Reactivity Among Sexual Minority Women

Syracuse University

Status

Completed

Conditions

Compassion

Sexuality

Stress Reaction

Treatments

Behavioral: Compassion Intervention

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT05949060

20-342 Study B

Details and patient eligibility

About

This project will test the ability of brief self-compassion training to attenuate physiological and subjective responses to induced stress among sexual minority women, transgender people, and nonbinary people.

Enrollment

39 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Be 18 years of age or older
Be fluent in English (i.e., speak and read English)
Have Internet access
Have a working email address
Self-identify sexual identity as LGBQ+ or another non-heterosexual identity AND gender identity as cisgender woman, transgender, nonbinary, or other gender minority identity
Currently live in Central NY

Exclusion criteria

Failing an inclusion criterion
Report having been hospitalized at an inpatient facility for psychiatric support within the past 6 months
Report being currently pregnant
Report a history of heart attack, unstable angina pectoris, heart failure, coronary heart disease, vascular, heart problems, stroke, or brain hemorrhage
Report being on blood pressure medication
Have resting systolic blood pressure greater than or equal to 140 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure greater than or equal to 100 mmHg