creator Stickney, Laurie advisor Young, Michael A. Despite the improvements in resources and communication in today’s world, many people still do not have access to mental health resources. Mindfulness, a type of meditation, has been shown to be effective at reducing stress, reducing pain, and increasing general mental well-being. Mindfulness has the potential to reach many people though internet-based interventions. However, more research is needed to determine whether mindfulness retains its efficacy when delivered over the internet. Participants engaged in a six week program of internet-based mindfulness interventions. Facets of mental well-being were assessed at various time points including mood state, anxiety, quality of life, mindfulness, and psychological inflexibility. Hierarchical Linear Modeling demonstrated that over time, participants significantly increased their level of mindfulness and decreased in their psychological inflexibility. Measurements pertaining to mood, anxiety, quality of life, and perceived stress did not change significantly. Nonetheless, results from the present study suggest the potential efficacy of internet-based mindfulness interventions and highlight the need for future research in this domain. Submitted by Liana Khananashvili (khananashvili@iit.edu) on 2013-10-14T21:09:04Z No. of bitstreams: 2 Stickney_Psychological Well Being and Online Mindfulness Training_MS Thesis_May 2013.pdf: 447331 bytes, checksum: 50b0d5c1d21712becc9978688a5aebdc (MD5) Stickney_Thesis_Signed Title Page.pdf: 21320 bytes, checksum: 58b7049e47da43b1f187e92f23e3b4db (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2013-10-14T21:09:04Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 Stickney_Psychological Well Being and Online Mindfulness Training_MS Thesis_May 2013.pdf: 447331 bytes, checksum: 50b0d5c1d21712becc9978688a5aebdc (MD5) Stickney_Thesis_Signed Title Page.pdf: 21320 bytes, checksum: 58b7049e47da43b1f187e92f23e3b4db (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-05 M.S. in Psychology, May 2013 2013-04-15 2013-05 http://hdl.handle.net/10560/3094 en Thesis born digital application/pdf In Copyright http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/ Restricted Access PSYCH / Institute of Psychology Illinois Institute of Technology Affiliated department