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Katharina Voltmer

2 papers in the library · 3 citations · publishing 2023-2026

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The predictive values of state and trait mindfulness on emotion understanding in primary school children

Frontiers in Psychology July 10, 2026 Katharina Voltmer, Annette M. Klein

Introduction: Although positive effects of mindfulness-based interventions in schools on children's cognition and behaviors are frequently reported, there is a lack of studies on the association between children's mindfulness and their interpersonal social-emotional competences. The present study addresses this gap by analyzing the association between breath-based state mindfulness,...

Daily breath-based mindfulness exercises in a randomized controlled trial improve primary school children's performance in arithmetic.

Scientific Reports December 13, 2023 Katharina Voltmer, Finja Hondrich, Maria Von Salisch 3 citations

Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) have been shown to improve children's academic achievements. Because MBIs include different exercises (possibly with differential effects), the teacher-led Breathing Break Intervention (BBI) was developed which focuses exclusively on breathing exercises and body awareness. The short daily breathing practices of BBI were evaluated in terms of their effects...