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Laura E Michaelson

2 papers in the library · 1 citation · publishing 2025-2026

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Self-report measures of mindfulness for children: convergent validity, predictive validity, and impacts of social desirability bias.

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology October 17, 2026 Winnie Zhuang, Laura E Michaelson, Yuko Munakata et al.

Mindfulness-based interventions have shown promise in supporting psychological well-being in children. However, mindfulness is commonly measured using self-report questionnaires, a method that might be problematic due to its reliance on children's accurate self-perceptions of their own mindfulness and the potential influence of social desirability bias. In the current study, we examined the...

Measuring mindfulness in children: breath counting is unrelated to self-reported mindfulness but improves after mindfulness practice in 9–13 year-olds

Frontiers in Psychology September 30, 2025 Winnie Zhuang, Laura E Michaelson, Sona Dimidjian et al. 1 citation

Recent calls for mindfulness measures beyond self-report abound, especially for children. Because breath awareness is central to many mindfulness practices, the breath counting task has been proposed as a behavioral measure of mindfulness for adults. In the current study, we investigated whether the breath counting task can also serve as a valid behavioral measure of children’s mindfulness. We...

DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1644127 (opens in new tab) Mindfulness Task project management Cognition Psychometrics +2