Psychology in the Schools
October 15, 2026
Emilio Saviano, Grazia de Angelis, Agnese Orefice et al.
ABSTRACT Mindfulness has been increasingly implemented in educational settings as a strategy to support children's cognitive, emotional, and behavioral development. This PRISMA‐guided systematic review synthesized empirical evidence published between January 2020 and January 2026 on school‐based mindfulness interventions in primary education. Scopus, EBSCO, PubMed, and ERIC databases were...
Psychology in the Schools
December 30, 2025
Quentin Hallez, Rebecca Shankland, Michaël Vauthier
Teaching has been ranked as one of the highest among stressful work settings, and chronic stress can lead to burnout. Therefore, specific interventions that can reduce teacher stress and burnout symptoms through improved stress management strategies are needed. Such initiatives are currently proposed through teacher training in the French national education system. This study aimed at assessing...
Psychology in the Schools
August 4, 2025
Tiantian Li, Di Zhou, Wei Zhang et al.
Test anxiety not only affects the performance of high school students in exams but also impacts their mental health. Previous studies have found that mindfulness helps alleviate the negative effects of test anxiety, but studies on its underlying mechanisms remain relatively scarce. Based on the Process Model of Emotion Regulation and the Conservation of Resources Theory, this study investigates...
Psychology in the Schools
July 9, 2025
Kenjiro Tsubono, Sachiko Mitoku
Schoolteachers are considered as one of the most stressful professions worldwide. This study aimed to investigate the effect of brief mindfulness meditation practice via video streaming on schoolteachers' mental health. Public school teachers were recruited through paper flyers and relevant social media. Participants were randomly assigned to either the meditation or the control group. Blind...
Psychology in the Schools
November 30, 2016
Randye J Semple, Vita Droutman, Brittany Ann Reid
Mindfulness-based curricula are being implemented in K-12 schools across the nation. Many of these programs, although well-considered and implemented, have little or no research support for their effectiveness. Recognizing the paucity of published research in this area, a sampling of school-based programs currently being implemented in the schools is reviewed. The programs reviewed are Inner...
Psychology in the Schools
November 28, 2016
Jacinda K Dariotis, Roxanne Mirabal-Beltran, Fallon Cluxton-Keller et al.
Identifying factors relevant for successful implementation of school-based interventions is essential to ensure that programs are provided in an effective and engaging manner. The perspectives of two key stakeholders critical for identifying implementation barriers and facilitators - students and their classroom teachers - merit attention in this context and have rarely been explored using...