The goal of this randomized controlled study is to examine whether allocation based on preference to one of two brief mindfulness meditation practices (mindfulness of the breath or mindfulness of sounds) influences the potentially beneficial effects of these practices, and influences participants' intention to engage in further mindfulness practice. To the end, members of the general public will be randomly assigned to one of three groups: (1) a group in which they choose which of the two mindfulness practices they do; (2) a group in which they are randomly allocated to do one of the mindfulness practices; and (3) a control group that listens to an audiobook extract. The level of mindfulness of each group will be compared, along with some other outcomes.
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Change from baseline (T0) to post-intervention (T2) on the Toronto Mindfulness Scale, State Version (TMS-SV; Lau et al., 2006).
Timeframe: Post-intervention (T2; estimated to be on average 20 minutes after baseline)