The Effect of Religious Practices on Mental and Spiritual Health

The goal of this clinical trial is to test the effects of using a religious mobile app (i.e., Pray.com) in participants who have high levels of stress. The main question it aims to answer is:•What are the effects of using Pray.com on stress in individuals who report high levels of stress?Participants will complete measures at baseline (i.e., Time 1), four-weeks (i.e., Time 2), and eight weeks (i.e., Time 3). Participants will be randomly assigned one of three conditions: (1) autonomous use (directed to use the app daily), (2) meditative prayer condition (directed to use this feature of the app daily), or (3) wait-list control condition.

Inclusion Criteria:over the age of 18own a smart phone and be willing to download a mobile appwilling to engage in a Christian practice on a mobile appscore of 14 or greater on the Perceived Stress Scale (indicating at least a moderate level of stress)Exclusion Criteria:n/a