ERIC Number: EJ1338491
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Jun
Pages: 8
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ISSN: ISSN-1037-2911
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Mindfulness-Based Intervention and Aggression and Rule-Breaking Behaviours in Elementary School Boys: A Proof of Concept Trial
Heidary, Maedeh; Hashemi Nosrat Abad, Touraj; Linden, Wolfgang
Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools, v32 n1 p15-22 Jun 2022
This study investigated the effect of a mindfulness-based intervention on pathological symptoms in boys with externalised disorders. A total of 24 elementary school students with externalising disorders, diagnosed by completing the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), were randomly assigned to a mindfulness-based intervention for two months. One session per week was offered and each session lasted one hour (n = 12) or as a wait-list control group (n = 12). Data were analysed via a multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) test. Students from the intervention group showed greater reductions in rule-breaking behaviours than those in the wait-list control group. Also, there was clear superiority of the intervention relative to the wait-list control group for reducing both aggression and rule-breaking behaviours (effect size differences were d = -2.52 and d = -1.88 respectively). These positive results on outcome measures provide initial evidence for a mindfulness-based intervention as a treatment option for boys with externalising disorders.
Descriptors: Metacognition, Intervention, Males, Comparative Analysis, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Pathology, Elementary School Students, Clinical Diagnosis, Behavior Problems, Aggression, Check Lists, Child Behavior, Outcomes of Treatment, Behavior Change
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Child Behavior Checklist
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