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ERIC Number: EJ1473401
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Jul
Pages: 10
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0033-3085
EISSN: EISSN-1520-6807
Available Date: 2025-02-22
The Effects of Six-Week Mindfulness Training on Mindfulness, Inner Peace, Emotion Regulation, and Mind Wandering in Chinese Migrant Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Wenxiao Gong1; Tao Leng2; Yanyan Ding2; Sisi Wang3; Zhenzhen Qi4,5; Yuzheng Wang4,5
Psychology in the Schools, v62 n7 p2060-2069 2025
Migrant children are more likely to experience challenging circumstances and exhibit greater emotional and behavioral difficulties than native children. Nowadays, mindfulness training (MT) has been employed as a means of enhancing health-related outcomes in children and adolescents, with promising results. The present study employed a randomized controlled trial to investigate the impact of 6 weeks of MT on mindfulness, inner peace, mind wandering, and emotion in migrant children. Ninety-two migrant children with a mean age of 9.74 ± 0.96 years, ranging from 8 to 11 years, participated in the study. Participants were randomly assigned to either the MT or control (CON) group, with their final exam scores being balanced. In the end, 46 children participated in the MT group, and 46 children participated in the CON group. Participants in the MT group received MT for 6 weeks with 2 sessions per week (20 min/session). Students in the CON group completed academic self-study during the same time period. Participants completed the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale--children, the Peace of Mind Scale, the Positive and Negative Affect Scale, and the Mind Wandering Questionnaire before and after the 6 weeks. MT significantly improved the migrant children's mindfulness and peace of mind and reduced negative affect and mind wandering. This study made a significant contribution to the feasibility and efficacy of MT in migrant children.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Author Affiliations: 1Special Education College, Beijing Union University, Beijing, China; 2Harbin University of Science and Technology, Rongcheng, China; 3Beijing Gese Technology Co. Ltd., Beijing, China; 4CAS Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Beijing, China; 5Department of Psychology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China