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Stapleton etal 2024

Stapelton etal (2024): “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. Peta Stapleton, Joseph Dispenza, Angela Douglas, Van Dao, Sarah Kewin, Kyra Le Sech, Anitha Vasudevan. In: Psychology in the Schools. 61,9.2024

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.

Ziel dieser Studie war es, zu verstehen, wie sich Achtsamkeitsmeditation auf junge Menschen auswirkt, indem ihre Auswirkungen auf die Selbstregulierung, das Glücksgefühl, das emotionale Bewusstsein und die schulischen Leistungen von zwei Gruppen von Schulkindern untersucht wurden. Ein 10-wöchiges Achtsamkeitsprogramm wurde von einem Meditationsexperten für 552 Kinder im Alter von 4-8 Jahren (Gruppe 1) und 287 Kinder im Alter von 9-11 Jahren (Gruppe 2) durchgeführt. Die Ergebnisse für die Gruppe der 4-8-Jährigen (Gruppe 1) zeigten, dass Meditation eine Zunahme des Glücksgefühls (R2= .003, p< .001) und der selbstberichteten Schulleistung (R2= .005, p< .001) sowie einen Rückgang der emotionalen (R2= .017, p< .001) und verhaltensbezogenen Schwierigkeiten (R2= .009, p< .001) vorhersagte; die Effektgrößen waren jedoch gering. In der Gruppe der 9- bis 11-Jährigen (Gruppe 2) sagte die Meditation eine Zunahme des emotionalen Bewusstseins (R2= .02, p< .001) und eine Abnahme der emotionalen (R2= .014, p< .001) und Verhaltensschwierigkeiten (R2= .009, p< .001) voraus, gemessen an den Werten zwischen Baseline und Post-Intervention. In Gruppe 2 gab es keine signifikante Veränderung des Glücksgefühls im Laufe der 10 Wochen. Die Ergebnisse sprechen für die Einführung von Achtsamkeitsmeditation in Schulen, da sie eine signifikante Verbesserung der Selbstregulierung mit nur 5 Minuten täglicher Übung zeigen.