The impact of mindfulness education on elementary school students: Evaluation of the master mind program

Advances in School Mental Health Promotion

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 184-204

  Parker, Alison E ^a   Kupersmidt, Janis B ^a   Mathis, Erin T ^b   Scull, Tracy M ^a   Sims, Calvin ^c  

^a Innovation Research and Training   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Elementary school; Mindfulness; Self regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84906077951     PISSN: 1754730X     EISSN: 20498535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1754730X.2014.916497     Document Type: Article

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