Feasibility and preliminary outcomes of a school-based mindfulness intervention for urban youth

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 985-994

  Mendelson, Tamar ^a   Greenberg, Mark T ^b   Dariotis, Jacinda K ^c   Gould, Laura Feagans ^d   Rhoades, Brittany L ^b   Leaf, Philip J ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic stress; Mindfulness; Prevention; School based intervention; Yoga

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; ETHNOLOGY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MINORITY GROUP; MULTICENTER STUDY; PEER GROUP; PILOT STUDY; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; YOGA;

AFFECT; AROUSAL; ATTENTION; AWARENESS; BALTIMORE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; MINORITY GROUPS; PEER GROUP; PILOT PROJECTS; POVERTY AREAS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; URBAN POPULATION; YOGA;

EID: 77957675862     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-010-9418-x     Document Type: Article

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