ERIC Number: EJ1470891
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Mar
Pages: 23
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ISSN: ISSN-2096-5311
EISSN: EISSN-2632-1742
Available Date: 0000-00-00
The Benefits of Mindfulness for Promoting Resilience among At-Risk Adolescents: Results from the Inner Strength Teen Program
Rachel Razza1; Dessa Bergen-Cico1; Staceyann Reid1; Rachel Linsner Uveges1
ECNU Review of Education, v8 n1 p272-294 2025
Purpose: This study examined the effectiveness of a 12-week mindfulness curriculum for at-risk, urban adolescents. Of particular interest was whether participation in the intervention was associated with gains in self-regulation and self-compassion. Design/Approach/Methods: The analytic sample included 217 public high school students from thirteen 11th and 12th grade classrooms; 133 students received one dose of the program, 39 students received two doses, and 45 students served as a control group. The program was delivered by a trained mindfulness instructor who met with the classrooms once a week for 45 min. Adolescents completed self-report measures tapping self-regulation and self-compassion at pretest and posttest. Findings: Results indicated significant benefits of the intervention for adolescents' self-compassion among both intervention groups. The effect was larger among students participating for the first time (one-dose group) than for those who were participating for a second time (two-dose group). There was also evidence that the program supported self-regulation, as students in both intervention dosage groups maintained their levels of long-term regulation relative to their peers in the control group who reported a decline over time. Originality/Value: While both self-regulation and self-compassion were supported as mechanisms of change associated with mindfulness-based intervention, the effects of dosage differed across the two constructs. The impacts of timing and dosage need to be examined in future research to better understand the sustainability of program effects for adolescents.
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Metacognition, At Risk Persons, Urban Areas, Adolescents, Resilience (Psychology), High School Students, Grade 11, Grade 12, Altruism, Self Management, Minority Group Students, Low Income Students, Incidence
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education; Grade 11; Grade 12
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Language: English
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Author Affiliations: 1Syracuse University