The effect of an out-of-school mindfulness program on adolescents’ stress reduction and emotional wellbeing
Year: 2017
Type: article
Study design: Clinical Trial
Abstract: : In recent years schools and youth-serving organizations have pro-\n\t\t\t\t gressively adopted programs to reduce adolescents’ stress levels and improve\n\t\t\t\t optimism trough mindfulness interventions. The aim of this study was to\n\t\t\t\t examine the effects of a mindfulness out-of-school program for adolescents,\n\t\t\t\t on perceived levels of stress, optimism and mindfulness skills. Thirty ado-\n\t\t\t\t lescents (15 girls and 15 boys), aging from 16 to 18 years old (M = 16.8) were\n\t\t\t\t randomly allocated to either 8-week mindfulness extracurricular program\n\t\t\t\t (n = 15; 8 girls and 7 boys) or a control group (n = 15; 7 girls and 8 boys).\n\t\t\t\t The results demonstrate that participants in the intervention group repor-\n\t\t\t\t ted reductions in perceived stress and increases in levels of optimism and\n\t\t\t\t in five specific mindfulness skills. These findings suggest that using an out-\n\t\t\t\t of-school mindfulness program may be an effective setting to teach adoles-\n\t\t\t\t cents to use mindfulness to manage stress and to cultivate more positive\n\t\t\t\t emotional and social skills. This study is therefore significant for encourage\n\t\t\t\t the implementation of out-of-school mindfulness program that contribute\n\t\t\t\t to positive youth development and for an improvement of their health and\n\t\t\t\t more holistic health and well-being.
Institutions: University of Alicante, Universitat de València
Language: Spanish
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2771538320