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A randomized controlled pilot trial of classroom-based mindfulness meditation compared to an active control condition in sixth-grade children 자세히보기
  • 자료유형학술지논문
  • 저자명Britton, W. B.,Lepp, N. E.,Niles, H. F.,Rocha, T.,Fisher, N. E.,Gold, J. S.
  • 학회/출판사/기관명Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam.
  • 출판년도2014
  • 언어영어
  • 학술지명/학위논문주기Journal of school psychology
  • 발행사항Vol.52No.3[2014]_x000D_
  • ISBN/ISSN0022-4405
  • 소개/요약The current study is a pilot trial to examine the effects of a nonelective, classroom-based, teacher-implemented, mindfulness meditation intervention on standard clinical measures of mental health and affect in middle school children. A total of 101 healthy sixth-grade students (55 boys, 46 girls) were randomized to either an Asian history course with daily mindfulness meditation practice (intervention group) or an African history course with a matched experiential activity (active control group). Self-reported measures included the Youth Self Report (YSR), a modified Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, and the Cognitive and Affective Mindfulness Measure -Revised. Both groups decreased significantly on clinical syndrome subscales and affect but did not differ in the extent of their improvements. Meditators were significantly less likely to develop suicidal ideation or thoughts of self-harm than controls. These results suggest that mindfulness training may yield both unique and non-specific benefits that are shared by other novel activities.