Enhancing cognitive and social-emotional development through a simple-to-administer mindfulness-based school program for elementary school children: A randomized controlled trial

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 52-66

  Schonert Reichl, Kimberly A ^a   Oberle, Eva ^a,c   Lawlor, Molly Stewart ^a   Abbott, David ^a   Thomson, Kimberly ^a   Oberlander, Tim F ^a,b   Diamond, Adele ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Intervention; Mindfulness; Prosociality; Social and emotional learning; Well being

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ACHIEVEMENT; CHILD; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; EMOTION; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MINDFULNESS; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIOMETRIC STATUS;

ACHIEVEMENT; CHILD; COGNITION; EMOTIONS; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MINDFULNESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIOMETRIC TECHNIQUES;

EID: 84925795774     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0038454     Document Type: Article

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