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A Brief Mindfulness Practice Increases Self-Reported Calmness in Young Children: a Pilot Study 자세히보기
  • 자료유형학술지논문
  • 저자명Nadler, R.,Cordy, M.,Stengel, J.,Segal, Z. V.,Hayden, E. P.
  • 학회/출판사/기관명Springer Science and Business Media
  • 출판년도2017
  • 언어영어
  • 학술지명/학위논문주기Mindfulness
  • 발행사항Vol.8No.4[2017]_x000D_
  • ISBN/ISSN1868-8527
  • 소개/요약Mindfulness practices are increasingly used with school-aged children, although relatively little is known about their effects, particularly when briefer practices are used, and when children are young. Further, although mindfulness is thought to positively influence self-regulation, few studies have explicitly tested its influence on this domain in young children. In two independent samples, children 7–9 years of age were randomly assigned to a single 10-min mindfulness practice or a quiet play comparison condition and completed age-appropriate self-report measures of pre- and post-calmness, mood, and social dominance. Fifteen children were in sample 1, and 30 children were in sample 2. In both samples, only children who practiced mindfulness showed a significant increase in calmness (p < .05) based on pre- and post-self-report. Significant effects on self-reported mood or dominance were not found. These results indicate that even a brief, classroom-friendly mindfulness practice increases self-reported calmness in school-aged children.