Looking for Participants – Meditation Research Project

[Insightful27]

Hey guys, I'm looking for participants for a research project I am working on.

I am currently the primary investigator of a research project on mindfulness at the University of Missouri. I am trying to understand the role that meditation (or other contemplative practices like Kriya) plays in the meaning of one's life. We are using a short (10-15 minutes) questionnaire to collect data related to contemplative practice, meaning in life, negative/positive emotions, and demographic information.

All of the data collected is absolutely anonymous and confidential. 

It is difficult to find enough serious mindfulness practitioners for a study like this, so I would like to extend my gratitude to those of you who have the time to participate and encourage you to pass it along to anyone you know who engages in spiritual practice!

As compensation, there will be a drawing for 10 - $50 Amazon gift cards for everyone who completes the questionnaire. If you have any questions at all, don't hesitate to message me.

Link: https://missouri.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_885vjf6eNPdlhC6

Thanks

[EtherNine]

I'll give it a go. Thank you for the voucher.
I've done 5000+ hours of meditation/mindfulness work.

[Davino]

Done, I feel like the quality of the question could be increased, there's sometimes overlap. I also would have preferred the practice option to be multiple choice, otherwise it's quite limiting, doing just one practice is quite rudimentary.

Wishing you the best for the survey ♥️

[UnbornTao]

Thanks. I've always wondered about the assumptions underlying scientific thinking regarding some of these matters, so good luck with my questionnaire. No meaning and high joy at the same time.

Also, money!

Seriously though, good work. I hope you guys discover something.

[Insightful27]

@EtherNine Very impressive! Thank you for participating, we are trying to recruit people like you.

[Insightful27]

@Davino Thanks for taking the survey! You raise a good point, that is something that I will think about in the future. 

[Insightful27]

@UnbornTao Thank you for your kind words! I am really excited about the work that we are doing, I will report back with my results when they come in.

[EtherNine]

@Insightful27 Thank you! I'll be more than happy to contribute more. I left my address.

I'm happy that you're doing this study, with the focus being on meaning of one's life, since that has to be the ultimate benefit. 

The other areas, such as focus and attention span etc. even quality of relationships can really dwindle based on life's current challenges - that's to say that meditation & contemplative practices don't always provide a sort of linear or stacking benefit. 

For example, the calm and focus I experienced was much greater earlier on. But as I tackled deeper and more existential problems, those areas suffered but that's just the awakening process & I very much needed those deeper truths and they gave me more purpose.

[RickyFitts]

@Insightful27 Took the survey.

 

16 hours ago, EtherNine said:

I'll give it a go. Thank you for the voucher.
I've done 5000+ hours of meditation/mindfulness work.

Just to clarify, you're not guaranteed to get a voucher, you've only been entered into a draw for ten of them.

[Insightful27]

13 hours ago, RickyFitts said:

Just to clarify, you're not guaranteed to get a voucher, you've only been entered into a draw for ten of them.

Yes, that is correct.

[Insightful27]

21 hours ago, EtherNine said:

The other areas, such as focus and attention span etc. even quality of relationships can really dwindle based on life's current challenges - that's to say that meditation & contemplative practices don't always provide a sort of linear or stacking benefit. 

I agree with you! I think meaning is something that is really core to our lives, and as you say, most of the other benefits we get through contemplative practice will change depending on our current life circumstances.