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Avital Pelakh

2 papers in the library · 13 citations · publishing 2024-2026

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Building courage, strength, and knowledge: Mindfulness training reduces psychological threat and increases engagement in college physics

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences April 6, 2026 Tessa M. Benson-Greenwald, Avital Pelakh, Michael J. Tumminia et al.

Significance Many college students experience introductory physics courses as psychologically threatening contexts. Yet, succeeding in these high-stakes gateway courses is necessary to declare majors in engineering and physical sciences. We tested whether mindfulness, which centers attention to subjective experiences, can help provide students with tools to navigate their physics-related...

Adolescents do not benefit from universal school-based mindfulness interventions: a reanalysis of Dunning et al. (2022).

Frontiers in Psychology 2024 Brian M. Galla, Aishwarya Karanam, Avital Pelakh et al. 13 citations

Are universal school-based mindfulness interventions an effective way to reduce risk for mental disorders and improve adolescents' lives? To answer this question, we reanalyzed data from Dunning et al.'s (2022) meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials of mindfulness interventions delivered to children and adolescents. Though Dunning et al. (2022) reported some benefits of universal...