“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
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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 ( R 2 = .003, p R 2 = .005, p R 2 = .017, p R 2 = .009, p R 2 = .02, p R 2 = .014, p R 2 = .009, p
Developmental psychology · Happiness · Meditation · Mindfulness · Psychotherapist · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions · Psychology
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