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Trial reportDevelopmental psychology2015

Promoting prosocial behavior and self-regulatory skills in preschool children through a mindfulness-based Kindness Curriculum.

Lisa Flook, Simon B Goldberg, Laura Pinger, Richard J Davidson

2 registry-linked trialsAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Developmental psychology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 98 papers, 12 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT06122844 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Feasibility of Mindfulness-based Training for Teachers and Young Children for Social Emotional and Ethical Development (SEED)

TypeinterventionalSponsorChinese University of Hong KongRan2023 to 2024Enrolled158ConditionsDevelopment, Child, Mindfulness, Mental Well-beingArmsSocial, Emotional, and Ethical Development (SEED) curriculum
NCT06210932 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Effects of Social, Emotional and Ethical Development Curriculum (SEED) Video Intervention on Preschoolers: A Randomized Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorChinese University of Hong KongRan2023 to 2024Enrolled160ConditionsDevelopment, Child, MindfulnessArmsSocial, Emotional, and Ethical Development (SEED) curriculum videos
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

98 citing papers in PubMed, 12 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  6. Yoga and Mindfulness Interventions for Preschool-Aged Children in Educational Settings: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Lisa FlookCenter for Investigating Healthy Minds at Waisman Center.
Simon B GoldbergCenter for Investigating Healthy Minds at Waisman Center.
Laura PingerCenter for Investigating Healthy Minds at Waisman Center.
Richard J DavidsonCenter for Investigating Healthy Minds at Waisman Center.

Funding

WISCONSIN CENTER ON MENTAL RETARDATION: CORE SUPPORTP30HD003352 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI MESSING, ALBEE · 1985 to 2015
$25.2M
NICHD NIH HHS P30 HD003352
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Self-regulatory abilities are robust predictors of important outcomes across the life span, yet they are rarely taught explicitly in school. Using a randomized controlled design, the present study investigated the effects of a 12-week mindfulness-based Kindness Curriculum (KC) delivered in a public school setting on executive function, self-regulation, and prosocial behavior in a sample of 68 preschool children. The KC intervention group showed greater improvements in social competence and earned higher report card grades in domains of learning, health, and social-emotional development, whereas the control group exhibited more selfish behavior over time. Interpretation of effect sizes overall indicate small to medium effects favoring the KC group on measures of cognitive flexibility and delay of gratification. Baseline functioning was found to moderate treatment effects with KC children initially lower in social competence and executive functioning demonstrating larger gains in social competence relative to the control group. These findings, observed over a relatively short intervention period, support the promise of this program for promoting self-regulation and prosocial behavior in young children. They also support the need for future investigation of program implementation across diverse settings.

Indexed as

Child BehaviorCurriculumMindfulnessSocial Control, InformalSocial SkillsChild, PreschoolEmotionsExecutive FunctionFemaleHumansLearningMale

Identifiers

PMID25383689
PMCPMC4485612

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