TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Mindfulness based intervention with an attentional comparison group in at risk young adolescents: a pilot randomized controlled trial
JO  - Integrative medicine research
A1  - Rawlett, Kristen E.
A1  - Friedmann, Erika
A1  - Thomas, Sue A.
SP  - 101
EP  - 106
VL  - 8
IS  - 2
N2  - BACKGROUND: Risky behaviors are related to poor outcomes among young adolescents. This study piloted a mindfulness based intervention, Learning 2 Breath Mindfulness Curriculum, focusing on the feasibility of programming and intervention effects on coping, affect, and trait mindfulness among at-risk adolescents. Further, the mindfulness based intervention was compared to an attention intervention. <br><br>METHODS: Sixth-grade level female students in a boarding school for at-risk youth randomly allocated to either the mindfulness intervention (<i>n</i> = 12) or an attention intervention (<i>n</i> = 11) for six weeks. Outcomes (i.e., primary coping, positive affect, and trait mindfulness) were assessed before and after the interventions. <br><br>RESULTS: Intervention groups did not differ in demographics or outcomes at baseline. Twenty-two of 23 (95.7%) registered participants attended all of the sessions. Participants completed 86.4% of study tools. Separate repeated measures ANOVAs revealed no significant interactions among group and time for primary coping, positive affect, or mindfulness. However, positive affect did increase [<i>F</i>(1, 17) = 10.675, <i>p</i> = 0.005, partial <i>η</i><sup>2</sup> = 0.39] over time for both groups and there was a slight increase in trait mindfulness over time (although not statistically significant; <i>p</i> = 0.095, partial <i>η</i><sup>2</sup> = 0.155]). Primary coping did not change with time. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The mindfulness intervention utilized in the present study exhibited feasibility in this population. Although preliminary, mindfulness based interventions may contribute to positive affect among at-risk youth in a boarding school. Limitations and future directions are discussed.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2213-4220
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.imr.2019.04.002
ID  - ref1
ER  -