Piloting the Efficacy of a Mindfulness-Based Discussion Approach to Enhance Adolescents' Social Emotional Learning
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2023-02
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Adolescence is a critical period for intervention to promote social emotional competencies and prevent the onset of life-long challenges. We conducted a pilot study of a mindfulness-based discussion program in a middle school. Twenty-one students participated in the program, co-implemented by teacher-researcher, and occurred for 45 min-once a week, over 8 weeks. We found that students' self-control significantly increased at posttest compared to pretest. Negative correlations between levels of mindfulness and difficulties with emotional regulation and problem behaviors also became stronger at post-test than at pre-test. Students overall experienced more positive and relaxed emotional states after each session. This program is an advancement in the nature of social emotional interventions by featuring experiential learning as a way to help students.
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Education and Human Ecology: 1st Place (The Ohio State University Edward F. Hayes Advanced Research Forum)
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Social emotional learning, Mindfulness, Adolescents, Collaborative Learning