ERIC Number: EJ1477390
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Aug
Pages: 26
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ISSN: ISSN-1053-1890
EISSN: EISSN-1573-3319
Available Date: 2024-11-27
Using Mindfulness Practices to Increase Self-Regulation in Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten-Aged Children
Ellyn Culotta1; Cynthia DiCarlo2; Denise Rueter3
Child & Youth Care Forum, v54 n4 p859-884 2025
Background: Self-regulation is identified in the literature as an early predictor of later in life success and an important skill that develops over the course of a lifetime but begins in early childhood. Objective: The purpose of this research study was to assess whether direct instruction of Mindfulness Practices, such as guided meditation and yoga poses, can increase self-regulatory behaviors, such as impulse control, emotion regulation, and problem-solving in pre-kindergarten and kindergarten aged children. Methods: A single-case research study was designed to determine the effects of Mindfulness Practices on self-regulatory behaviors in young children. Participating students were chosen based on teacher nomination of who displayed a lack of self-regulatory behaviors. A multiple baseline design was utilized to collect data for 10-minute intervals daily over a six to nine-week span using a video camera. Each child's self-regulatory behaviors were then scored using a modified version of the Regulation-Related Skills Measure (RRSM). Results: All three targeted children displayed increases in self-regulatory behaviors after the Mindfulness Practices were introduced. All three student participants displayed an increase in self-regulatory behaviors after Mindfulness Practices were introduced. Conclusion: Mindfulness Practices positively impacts students' self-regulatory behaviors; however, results were inconclusive whether teacher fidelity during implementation could be established or not.
Descriptors: Metacognition, Stress Management, Self Control, Preschool Children, Kindergarten, Young Children, Direct Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness, Problem Solving
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education
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Language: English
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Author Affiliations: 1Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, USA; 2Louisiana State University, School of Education, Baton Rouge, USA; 3University of Wisconsin – La Crosse, School of Education, La Crosse, USA