Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
May 1, 2023
Jesus Montero-Marin, Verena Hinze, Catherine Crane et al.
Objective We explored what predicts secondary school students’ mindfulness practice and responsiveness to universal school-based mindfulness training (SBMT), and how students experience SBMT. Method A mixed-methods design was used. Participants were 4,232 students (11-13 years of age), in 43 UK secondary schools, who received universal SBMT (ie, “.b” program), within the MYRIAD trial...
Prevention Science
August 1, 2022
Kate Tudor, Shannon Maloney, Anam Raja et al.
There is evidence that universal school-based mindfulness training (SBMT) can have positive effects for young people. However, it is unknown who benefits most from such training, how training exerts effects, and how implementation impacts effects. This study aimed to provide an overview of the evidence on the mediators, moderators, and implementation factors of SBMT, and propose a conceptual...
Evidence-Based Mental Health
July 12, 2022
Darren Dunning, Kate Tudor, Lucy Radley et al.
Question: Mindfulness-based programmes (MBPs) are an increasingly popular approach to improving mental health in young people. Our previous meta-analysis suggested that MBPs show promising effectiveness, but highlighted a lack of high-quality, adequately powered randomised controlled trials (RCTs). This updated meta-analysis assesses the-state-of the-art of MBPs for young people in light of new...
Evidence-Based Mental Health
July 12, 2022
Willem Kuyken, Susan Ball, Catherine Crane et al.
Background: Education is broader than academic teaching. It includes teaching students social-emotional skills both directly and indirectly through a positive school climate. Objective: To evaluate if a universal school-based mindfulness training (SBMT) enhances teacher mental health and school climate. Methods: The My Resilience in Adolescence parallel group, cluster randomised controlled...