The effect of a centering meditation on resilience, mindfulness, stress, and hope among college students

INTERVENTION: Participants are randomized through Qualtrics randomized generator into treatment or waitlist control group. The treatment group participated in a centering prayer meditation at home every morning and evening for 10 minutes for 4 weeks. They report their adherence through bi‐daily assessments emailed them to them twice a day. CONDITION: Improvement of resilience, stress, mindfulness, and hope among college students ; Mental and Behavioural Disorders PRIMARY OUTCOME: Resilience is measured using the Response to Stressful Experience Scale at baseline, 2 weeks, and 4 weeks. SECONDARY OUTCOME: ; 1. Stress measured using Perceived Stress Scale at baseline, 2 weeks, and 4 weeks; 2. Mindfulness measured using the Cognitive and Affective Mindfulness Scale‐ Revised at baseline, 2 weeks, and 4 weeks.; 3. Spiritual Transcendence using the Spiritual Transcendence Scale at baseline, 2 weeks, and 4 weeks.; 4. Hope using the State Hope Scale measured twice a day from baseline to Week 4.; INCLUSION CRITERIA: 1. Enrolled at least part time in college or graduate school 2. Over the age of 18 years