Title |
Feasibility and Preliminary Outcomes of a School-Based Mindfulness Intervention for Urban Youth
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Published in |
Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, May 2010
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DOI | 10.1007/s10802-010-9418-x |
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Authors |
Tamar Mendelson, Mark T. Greenberg, Jacinda K. Dariotis, Laura Feagans Gould, Brittany L. Rhoades, Philip J. Leaf |
Abstract |
Youth in underserved, urban communities are at risk for a range of negative outcomes related to stress, including social-emotional difficulties, behavior problems, and poor academic performance. Mindfulness-based approaches may improve adjustment among chronically stressed and disadvantaged youth by enhancing self-regulatory capacities. This paper reports findings from a pilot randomized controlled trial assessing the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary outcomes of a school-based mindfulness and yoga intervention. Four urban public schools were randomized to an intervention or wait-list control condition (n=97 fourth and fifth graders, 60.8% female). It was hypothesized that the 12-week intervention would reduce involuntary stress responses and improve mental health outcomes and social adjustment. Stress responses, depressive symptoms, and peer relations were assessed at baseline and post-intervention. Findings suggest the intervention was attractive to students, teachers, and school administrators and that it had a positive impact on problematic responses to stress including rumination, intrusive thoughts, and emotional arousal. |
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Scientists | 1 | 50% |
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Spain | 4 | <1% |
Canada | 3 | <1% |
Australia | 2 | <1% |
Brazil | 2 | <1% |
Malaysia | 2 | <1% |
United Kingdom | 2 | <1% |
India | 2 | <1% |
Austria | 1 | <1% |
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Researcher | 123 | 10% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 121 | 10% |
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Social Sciences | 177 | 15% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 88 | 7% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 42 | 4% |
Neuroscience | 29 | 2% |
Other | 129 | 11% |
Unknown | 239 | 20% |