Lilach Margalit-Shalom

Enhancing Visual Perception and Motor Accuracy among School Children through a Mindfulness and Compassion Program.

Frontiers in Psychology February 24, 2017 Ricardo Tarrasch, Lilach Margalit-Shalom, Rony Berger

The present study assessed the effects of the mindfulness/compassion cultivating program: "Call to Care-Israel" on the performance in visual perception (VP) and motor accuracy, as well as on anxiety levels and self-reported mindfulness among 4th and 5th grade students. One hundred and thirty-eight children participated in the program for 24 weekly sessions, while 78 children served as controls....