“Let's keep calm and breathe”—A mindfulness meditation program in school and its effects on children's behavior and emotional awareness: An Australian pilot study

IF 1.8 3区心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, EDUCATIONAL

Psychology in the Schools Pub Date : 2024-06-12 DOI:10.1002/pits.23249

P. Stapleton, Joseph Dispenza, Angela Douglas, Van Dao, Sarah Kewin, Kyra Le Sech, Anitha Vasudevan

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Abstract

This study aimed to understand how mindfulness meditation affects young people by examining its impact on self‐regulation, happiness, emotional awareness, and school performance among two groups of school children. A 10‐week mindfulness program was conducted by a meditation expert for 552 children aged 4–8 (Group 1) and 287 children aged 9–11 (Group 2). Results for the 4–8 years group (Group 1) showed meditation predicted an increase in happiness (R2 = .003, p < .001) and self‐reported school performance (R2 = .005, p < .001) and a decrease in emotional (R2 = .017, p < .001) and behavioral difficulties (R2 = .009, p < .001); however, the effect sizes were small. In the 9–11 years group (Group 2), meditation predicted an increase in emotional awareness (R2 = .02, p < .001), and a decrease in emotional (R2 = .014, p < .001) and behavioral difficulties (R2 = .009, p < .001) as measured by scores from baseline to postintervention. For Group 2, there was no significant change in happiness over the 10 weeks. The findings support incorporating mindfulness meditation in schools, noting significant enhancements in self‐regulation with just 5 min of daily practice.

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"让我们保持平静和呼吸"--学校中的正念冥想课程及其对儿童行为和情绪意识的影响：澳大利亚试点研究

本研究旨在通过考察正念冥想对两组学龄儿童的自我调节、幸福感、情绪意识和学习成绩的影响，了解正念冥想如何影响青少年。冥想专家为 552 名 4-8 岁的儿童（第一组）和 287 名 9-11 岁的儿童（第二组）开展了为期 10 周的正念冥想课程。4-8岁组（第1组）的结果显示，冥想能提高幸福感（R2 = .003，p < .001）和自我报告的学习成绩（R2 = .005，p < .001），减少情绪（R2 = .017，p < .001）和行为障碍（R2 = .009，p < .001）；但是，效果很小。在 9-11 岁组（第 2 组）中，冥想预测了情绪意识的提高（R2 = .02，p < .001），以及情绪（R2 = .014，p < .001）和行为困难（R2 = .009，p < .001）的减少（从基线到干预后的评分）。对于第二组，10 周内幸福感没有明显变化。研究结果支持将正念冥想纳入学校教育，指出只需每天练习 5 分钟，就能显著增强自我调节能力。

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Psychology in the Schools PSYCHOLOGY, EDUCATIONAL-

CiteScore

3.00

自引率

5.00%

发文量

200

期刊介绍： Psychology in the Schools, which is published eight times per year, is a peer-reviewed journal devoted to research, opinion, and practice. The journal welcomes theoretical and applied manuscripts, focusing on the issues confronting school psychologists, teachers, counselors, administrators, and other personnel workers in schools and colleges, public and private organizations. Preferences will be given to manuscripts that clearly describe implications for the practitioner in the schools.