The Effects of a Mindfulness-Based Training in an Elementary School in Germany.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The primary goal of this study was to investigate the influence of the Mindfulness Education Workbook, a 6-week mindfulness-based tool, on emotion regulation, inhibition, physical self-concept, resources, and connectedness to nature. Furthermore, we explored whether a difference in number of hours of mindfulness practice would affect the outcomes.

Method

Ninety-one children from a public elementary school (M age = 9.74 years, SD = 0.76) participated in the study and were divided into three groups according to their respective school classes. The intervention group was divided into two groups that varied by number of hours of mindfulness practice: (a) mindfulness-plus and (b) mindfulness. In addition to biweekly training, the mindfulness-plus group al

SUBMITTER: Portele C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9902837 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature