Trial reportHealth and quality of life outcomes2003
Impact of stress reduction on negative school behavior in adolescents.
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- The effect of a mindfulness-based intervention on executive, behavioural and socio-emotional competencies in very preterm young adolescents.Scientific reports · 2021Trial
- The effects of school-based Maum meditation program on the self-esteem and school adjustment in primary school students.Global journal of health science · 2013Trial
- School-Based Interventions for Reducing Disciplinary School Exclusion. An Updated Systematic Review.Campbell systematic reviews · 2025Review
- Impact of a mindfulness-based intervention on neurobehavioral functioning and its association with large-scale brain networks in preterm young adolescents.Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences · 2024Article
- Effects of physical training on the metabolic profile of rats exposed to chronic restraint stress.Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2024Article
- The Challenge of Accounting for the Moderator Effect of Risk Exposure on the Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Treatments for Youth.International journal of applied positive psychology · 2024Review
- The effect of mindfulness-based intervention on neurobehavioural functioning and its association with white-matter microstructural changes in preterm young adolescents.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Longitudinal Associations of Stressful Life Events with Non-suicidal Self-Injury among Chinese Adolescents: The Mediating Effect of Depressive Symptoms.Depression and anxiety · 2023Article
- Cybervictimisation and Well-Being during the Outbreak of COVID-19: The Mediating Role of Depression.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Mindfulness-based school interventions: A systematic review of outcome evidence quality by study design.Mindfulness · 2022Article
- When a house is never a home: Housing instability among youth affected by parental drug abuse.Child abuse & neglect · 2021Article
- Exploring Factors That Influence Children's Growth and Development During a Pandemic.Global pediatric health · 2021Review
- Assessing Whether Meditation Improves Quality of Life for Adolescent Girls With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2020Article
- Stressful Life Events and Subjective Well-Being in Vocational School Female Adolescents: The Mediating Role of Depression and the Moderating Role of Perceived Social Support.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Article
- Mindfulness based intervention with an attentional comparison group in at risk young adolescents: a pilot randomized controlled trial.Integrative medicine research · 2019Article
- School-based interventions for reducing disciplinary school exclusion: a systematic review.Campbell systematic reviews · 2018Article
- Health-related Quality of Life and Associated Factors Among Undergraduate University Students.Oman medical journal · 2017Article
- Contemplative Intervention Reduces Physical Interventions for Children in Residential Psychiatric Treatment.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2017Article
- The Relationship Between Focused Attention Meditation Practice Habits, Psychological Symptoms, and Quality of Life.Journal of religion and health · 2016Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe purpose of this study was to determine the effect of stress reduction via the Transcendental Meditation program on school rule infractions in adolescents.
methodsForty-five African American adolescents (ages 15-18 years) with high normal systolic blood pressure were randomly assigned to either Transcendental Meditation (n = 25) or health education control (n = 20) groups. The meditation group engaged in 15-min sessions at home and at school each day for 4 months. The control group was presented 15-min sessions of health education at school each day for 4 months. Primary outcome measures were changes in absenteeism, school rule infractions and suspension days during the four-month pretest period prior to randomization compared with the four-month intervention period.
resultsComparing the pretest and intervention periods, the meditation group exhibited a mean decrease of 6.4 absentee periods compared to an increase of 4.8 in the control group (p <.05). The meditation group exhibited a mean decrease of 0.1 infractions over the four months compared to an increase of 0.3 in the control group (p <.03). There was a mean reduction of 0.3 suspension days due to behavior-related problems in the meditation group compared to an increase of 1.2 in the control group (p <.04).
conclusionThese findings demonstrate that the Transcendental Meditation program conducted in the school setting has a beneficial impact upon absenteeism, rule infractions, and suspension rates in African American adolescents.
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