Investigating Differential Effects of Online Mental Training Interventions on Mental Well-being and Social Cohesion

Exclusion Criteria

• •Participants would be excluded:
• •1. if they do not have access to internet or technical equipment necessary
• •2. if they have an educational background in psychology
• •3. if they have regular spiritual practice (including yoga practice with meditative component)
• •4. if they take medication that influences physiological markers
• •5. if they have participated in stress reduction programs previously
• •6. if they suffer from a chronic illness or pain, or if they have a history of or current psychiatric diagnosis.
• •7. Toronto Alexithymia Scale-20 (TAS-20; exclude if score greater than 60)
• •8. Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9; exclude if scores greater than 19)
• •9. Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7; exclude if scores greater than 15)
• •Moreover, participants endorsing suicidality on the PHQ-9 will be excluded. Lastly, participants will be further screened for personality disorder on the Standardized Assessment of Severity of Personality Disorder questionnaire and for endorsement of clinical levels of psychological disorder on CID-S.