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This research project aims to know the effectiveness of autogenic meditation training on selective and sustained attention, state and trait anxiety and a set of emotional and behavioral symptoms in a Spanish scholar population sample. DESIGN: Multi-arm randomized controlled trial through three parallel conditions: 1. Autogenic meditation training program: AMT; 2. Natural reading training program: NRT (active control); and 3. Waiting list (passive control). MEASURES: Selective and sustained attention (Tot and Con indexes respectively) assessed using the d2 test of attention (Brickenkamp, 1962) in its Spanish adapted version (Seisdedos, 2002; State anxiety and trait anxiety indexes assessed employing the state-trait anxiety inventory for children: STAIC (Spielberger, 1973)in its adapted version to the Spanish population (Seisdedos, 1990). Emotional symptoms (ES), behavioral problems (BP), hyperactivity–inattention (HI), peer relationship problems (PR), total difficulty index (DS) and prosocial behaviors (PB), assessed utilizing the Strengths and Difficulties questionnaire: SDQ (Goodman, 1997) for Spanish population (Gómez-Beneyto et al., 2013). HYPOTHESIS: 1) AMT, unlike NRT or passive control, will improve selective and sustained attention. 2) AMT, unlike NRT or passive control, will reduce state and trait anxiety. 3) AMT, unlike NRT or passive control, will minimize emotional symptoms, behavioral problems, hyperactivity-inattention, peer relationship problems and difficulty score, and promote prosocial behavior; and hence will provide a better profile or adjustment of mental health.

Files description

Detailed protocol of the procedure with each group.This protocol includes autogenic meditation program and the detailed account of the training workshop, and also natural reading program, and the detailed account of the training workshop.

Dataset.This dataset includes pre and post scores of the participants in the d2 test, in the state-trait anxiety inventory for children (STAIC), and the strengths and difficulties questionnaire (SDQ).

Sampling Procedure

The scores of participants were obtained in two moments: pre (T1) and post (T2) and coded in Microsoft Excel 2011 for Mac version 14.4.8. All data are direct scores, except for TOT, CON, and DS indexes. The TOT Index in the d2 test is calculated with the formula [total answers-(commissions+omissions)]. The CON index in the d2 test is calculated with the formula (total hits -commissions). The Total Difficulty index (DS) in the SDQ is calculated using the sum of the emotional symptoms, behavioural problems, hyperactivity-inattention, and peer relationship problems scales.

Data dictionary

Pre: Pre-training
Post: Post-training
Group: 1= Autogenic meditation training; 2= Natural reading training; 3= Passive control
Gender: m= male; f=female
TA: Total answers
TH: Total hits
Com: Commissions (false alarms)
Om: Omissions
BP: Behavioural problems
ES: Emotional symptoms
PR: Peer relationship problems
HI: Hyperactivity-inattention
PB: Prosocial behaviours
DS: total difficulty index

The reemergence of China is changing the world, and that EU needs to develop a long-term approach based on research-based knowledge in order to engage strategically with an increasingly assertive China.

This dataset consists of a semi-structured interview with a person of Chinese nationality, carried out in Chinese and transcribed in Chinese language.