Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy training significantly improved self-compassion, reduced alexithymia (difficulty identifying and describing emotions), and decreased cognitive distortions among female university students experiencing love trauma syndrome. The study randomly assigned participants who had experienced love failure and scored above a threshold on a screening measure into experimental and control groups. Results indicated that the therapy was effective for all three outcomes. The authors suggest that counselors and psychologists can use this approach to help students with love trauma syndrome increase self-compassion and reduce emotional distress and distorted thinking.
Child mindfulness therapy reduces ADHD symptoms and executive dysfunctions in girls aged 6 to 12 years. In a quasi-experimental study with 38 girls with ADHD, those who received eight sessions of mindfulness training showed lower ADHD scores and fewer executive function deficits at post-test and at follow-up compared to a control group that received no intervention. The findings suggest that mindfulness training can be a useful approach for managing ADHD-related difficulties in children.
Mindfulness training improved attention and reading comprehension in children with a specific learning disability with impairment in reading. In a quasi-experimental pre-test/post-test design with a control group, 30 students from special learning disability centers in Tabriz (2017-2018) were assigned to either a mindfulness intervention or a control group. Using the Continuous Performance Test and a cloze test, analysis of covariance showed significant improvements in attention and comprehension for the experimental group compared to controls. The authors suggest the program may also benefit other basic psychological processes and neurodevelopmental disorders.