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Deborah L. Schussler

2 papers in the library · 6 citations · publishing 2025

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Unpacking the Black Box: Exploring Differences in Practices, Skills, and Knowledge Taught in School-Based Mindfulness Programs.

Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research July 1, 2025 Sebrina L Doyle Fosco, Deborah L. Schussler 3 citations

School-based mindfulness programs (SBMPs) have shown a range of academic, emotional, and behavioral outcomes. However, heterogeneity in curricular content obscures accurate interpretation of results. To unpack the "black box" of SBMPs and better contextualize intervention outcomes, this investigation examined the practices, skills, and knowledge conveyed in twelve curricula. Required curricular...

School-based mindfulness: Application of the PARiHS framework to contextualize implementation.

Journal of school psychology April 1, 2025 Deborah L. Schussler, Sebrina L Doyle Fosco, Melia A. Brown 3 citations

Although school-based mindfulness programs are increasing, contextual issues that facilitate or hinder program implementation are poorly understood. Utilizing an implementation science framework (i.e., Promoting Action on Research in Health Services [PARiHS]) as a heuristic for data collection and analysis, we used an exploratory sequential mixed methods design to investigate implementation...