This free survey is powered by
0%
Exit Survey
 
 
1. Do you currently meditate?
 
Yes
 
No
 
 
 
2. What kind(s) of meditation do you practice (name or describe)?
   
 
 
 
3. For how long have you been meditating (in years)?
   
 
 
 
4. How often do you meditate?
 
One or more times a day
 
One or more times a week
 
Less than weekly
 
 
 
5. How long do you meditate when you do on average in minutes?
   
 
 
 
6. To what extent do you carry your meditation practice into your daily life?
 
Not at all
 
Almost never
 
Very infrequently
 
Very frequently
 
Almost always
 
Always
 
 
7. Using one of the response choices listed, indicate for each experience how much it has been a part of your life over the past month.
Not at all part of your life Only slightly part of your life Distinctly part of your life Very much part of your life
* 1. Conflicts with boyfriend’s/girlfriend’s/spouse’s family
* 2. Being let down or disappointed by friends
* 3. Conflict with professor(s)/instructor(s)
* 4. Social rejections
* 5. Too many things to do at once
* 6. Being taken for granted
* 7. Financial conflicts with family members
* 8. Having your trust betrayed by a friend
* 9. Separation from people you care about
* 10. Having your contributions overlooked
Not at all part of your life Only slightly part of your life Distinctly part of your life Very much part of your life
* 11. Struggling to meet your own academic standards
* 12. Being taken advantage of
* 13. Not enough leisure time
* 14. Struggling to meet the academic standards of others
* 15. A lot of responsibilities
* 16. Dissatisfaction with school
* 17. Decisions about intimate relationship(s)
* 18. Not enough time to meet your obligations
* 19. Dissatisfaction with your mathematical ability
* 20. Important decisions about your future career
Not at all part of your life Only slightly part of your life Distinctly part of your life Very much part of your life
* 21. Financial burdens
* 22. Dissatisfaction with your reading ability
* 23. Important decisions about your education
* 24. Loneliness
* 25. Lower grades than you hoped for
* 26. Conflict with teaching assistant(s)
* 27. Not enough time for sleep
* 28. Conflicts with your family
* 29. Heavy demands from extracurricular activities
* 30. Finding courses too demanding
Not at all part of your life Only slightly part of your life Distinctly part of your life Very much part of your life
* 31. Conflicts with friends
* 32. Hard effort to get ahead
* 33. Poor health of a friend
* 34. Disliking your studies
* 35. Getting “ripped off” or cheated in the purchase of services
* 36. Social conflicts over smoking
* 37. Difficulties with transportation
* 38. Disliking fellow student(s)
* 39. Conflicts with boyfriend/girlfriend/spouse
* 40. Dissatisfaction with your ability at written expression
Not at all part of your life Only slightly part of your life Distinctly part of your life Very much part of your life
* 41. Interruptions of your school work
* 42. Social isolation
* 43. Long waits to get service (e.g., at banks or stores)
* 44. Being ignored
* 45. Dissatisfaction with your physical appearance
* 46. Finding course(s) uninteresting
* 47. Gossip concerning someone you care about
* 48. Failing to get expected job
* 49. Dissatisfaction with your athletic skills
 
 
8. Please read each statement and choose your answer that indicates how much the statement applied to you over the past week. There are no right or wrong answers. Do not spend too much time on any statement.
Did not apply to me at all Applied to me to some degree, or some of the time Applied to me to a considerable degree, or a good part of time Applied to me very much, or most of the time
* 1. I was aware of dryness of my mouth.
* 2. I couldn't seem to experience any positive feeling at all.
* 3. I experienced breathing difficulty (eg, excessively rapid breathing, breathlessness in the absence of physical exertion).
* 4. I found it difficult to work up the initiative to do things.
* 5. I experienced trembling (eg, in the hands).
* 6. I was worried about situations in which I might panic and make a fool of myself.
* 7. I felt that I had nothing to look forward to.
* 8. I felt down-hearted and blue.
* 9. I felt I was close to panic.
* 10. I was unable to become enthusiastic about anything.
* 11. I felt I wasn't worth much as a person.
* 12. I was aware of the action of my heart in the absence of physical exertion (eg, sense of heart rate increase, heart missing a beat).
* 13. I felt scared without any good reason.
* 14. I felt that life was meaningless.
 
 
9. The following questions ask you about your feelings and thoughts during the last month. In each case, please indicate by choosing how often you felt or thought a certain way.
Never Almost never Sometimes Fairly often Very often
* 1. How often have you been upset because of something that happened unexpectedly?
* 2. How often have you felt that you were unable to control the important things in your life?
* 3. How often have you felt nervous and "stressed"?
* 4. How often have you felt confident about your ability to handle your personal problems?
* 5. How often have you felt that things were going your way?
* 6. How often have you found that you could not cope with all the things that you had to do?
* 7. How often have you been able to control irritations in your life?
* 8. How often have you felt that you were on top of things?
* 9. How often have you been angered because of things that were outside of your control?
* 10. How often have you felt difficulties were piling up so high that you could not overcome them?
 
 
10. Please rate each of the following statements for how best describing your own opinion of what is generally true for you.
Never or very rarely true Rarely true Sometimes true Often true Very often or always true
* 1. I criticize myself for having irrational or inappropriate emotions.
* 2. I perceive my feelings and emotions without having to react to them.
* 3. When I do things, my mind wanders off and I’m easily distracted.
* 4. I don’t pay attention to what I’m doing because I’m daydreaming, worrying, or otherwise distracted.
* 5. I watch my feelings without getting lost in them.
* 6. I tell myself I shouldn’t be feeling the way I’m feeling.
* 7. I am easily distracted.
* 8. I believe some of my thoughts are abnormal or bad and I shouldn’t think that way.
* 9. I make judgments about whether my thoughts are good or bad.
* 10. I find it difficult to stay focused on what’s happening in the present.
Never or very rarely true Rarely true Sometimes true Often true Very often or always true
* 11. When I have distressing thoughts or images, I “step back” and am aware of the thought or image without getting taken over by it.
* 12. In difficult situations, I can pause without immediately reacting.
* 13. It seems I am “running on automatic” without much awareness of what I’m doing.
* 14. When I have distressing thoughts or images, I feel calm soon after.
* 15. I tell myself that I shouldn’t be thinking the way I’m thinking.
* 16. I rush through activities without being really attentive to them.
* 17. When I have distressing thoughts or images, I am able just to notice them without reacting.
* 18. I think some of my emotions are bad or inappropriate and I shouldn’t feel them.
* 19. When I have distressing thoughts or images, I just notice them and let them go.
* 20. I do jobs or tasks automatically without being aware of what I’m doing.
* 21. When I have distressing thoughts or images, I judge myself as good or bad depending what the thought or image is about.
* 22. I find myself doing things without paying attention.
* 23. I disapprove of myself when I have irrational ideas.
 
Share This Survey:          Survey Software Powered by QuestionPro Survey Software