ArticlePsychology research and behavior management2018
Effect of mindfulness and yoga on quality of life for elementary school students and teachers: results of a randomized controlled school-based study.
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- Effect of Yoga and Mindfulness Intervention on Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression in Young Adolescents Attending Middle School: A Pragmatic Community-Based Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial in a Racially Diverse Urban Setting.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
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- An exploratory cluster-randomized controlled trial on mindfulness yoga's effectiveness in school-refusing children: reductions in SCAS-C physical injury fears and pulse rate.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2024Article
- Rural sixth-grade teachers' and students' perceptions of a mindfulness-based mental health curriculum.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Yoga and Mindfulness for Social-Emotional Development and Resilience in 3-5 Year-Old Children: Non-Randomized, Controlled Intervention.Psychology research and behavior management · 2023Article
- The impact of COVID-19 on children and adolescents' mental health.Saudi medical journal · 2022Review
- Scoping Review of Yoga in Schools: Mental Health and Cognitive Outcomes in Both Neurotypical and Neurodiverse Youth Populations.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Self-compassion, Mindfulness, Stress, and Self-esteem Among Vietnamese University Students: Psychological Well-being and Positive Emotion as Mediators.Mindfulness · 2022Article
- Teachers "Finding Peace in a Frantic World": An Experimental Study of Self-Taught and Instructor-Led Mindfulness Program Formats on Acceptability, Effectiveness, and Mechanisms.Journal of educational psychology · 2021Article
- Impact of residential yoga training on occupational stress and health promotion in principals.Journal of education and health promotion · 2020Article
- School Bullying Among Left-Behind Children: The Efficacy of Art Therapy on Reducing Bullying Victimization.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2019Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo assess the impact of a yoga curriculum in an elementary school on student quality of life, and to assess teacher and staff perception of potential barriers to, and benefits of, introducing yoga and mindfulness into the classroom.
methodsA randomized controlled trial was utilized to assess the impact of a brief intervention on third-grade students who screened positive for symptoms of anxiety. Students were randomized to an intervention group of 20 students receiving small-group yoga/mindfulness activities for 8 weeks between October 2016 and February 2017, and a control group of 32 students receiving care as usual. The Brief Multidimensional Students' Life Satisfaction Scale-Peabody Treatment Progress Battery and the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) served as outcomes. Teachers were invited to participate in two professional development sessions about introducing yoga and mindfulness into the classroom, and completed a survey following each of the sessions.
resultsIn generalized estimating equation models adjusted for time, the yoga-based intervention was associated with a 14.17 unit increase in student emotional PedsQL (
conclusionThe intervention was associated with a significant improvement in emotional and psychosocial quality of life in the intervention group when compared to the control group, suggesting that yoga/mindfulness interventions may improve symptoms of anxiety among students. Yoga/mindfulness activities may facilitate stress management among elementary school students and may be added as a complement to social and emotional learning activities.
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