Investigator Meditation Practice Predicts Efficacy of Child/Adolescent Mindfulness-Based Interventions: A Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Mindfulness has been shown to benefit children and adolescents. However, predictors of treatment effects of mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) are less well known. The purpose of the study was to test the treatment effect of MBIs in children/adolescents, test for moderation by meditation practice history (MPH) of the investigator(s), and compare moderation by MPH to other study- and participant-level variables.

Methods

Studies were identified in PubMed and Google Scholar. English-language reports of clinical trials testing an MBI in youth were included. Investigator MPH was collected via online survey distributed to the first, last, and/or corresponding authors of included studies. Data were analyzed using random-effects models. We preformed omnibus, moderat

SUBMITTER: Saunders DC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12802740 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature