The effect of Mindfulness on Attention and Comprehension in Children with Specific Learning Disability with Impairment in Reading
Shahrooz Nemati, Rahim Badri, Zahra Khani-salavat
پژوهشهای علوم شناختی و رفتاری March 8, 2022 DOI: 10.22108/cbs.2020.124500.1433 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Quasi-experimental pre-test post-test with control group Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 30 |
| Population | Children with specific learning disability with impairment in reading, from special learning disability educational and rehabilitation centers in Tabriz |
| Intervention | Mindfulness training |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Keywords | Attention Comprehension Specific learning disability Training |
| Key findings | Mindfulness training significantly improved attention and comprehension in children with reading-specific learning disability compared to a control group. |
Abstract
The current research aimed to study the effectiveness of mindfulness training on attention and comprehension in children with a specific learning disability with impairment in Reading. To assess the impact of mindfulness therapy the quasi-experimental design titled pre-test post-test with a control group was used. In the same vein, 30 specific learning disabilities with impairment in reading students were selected through connivance sampling method from the special learning disability educational and rehabilitation centers in the city of Tabriz in 2017-2018. The Close test and Continuous Performance Test were used to gathering the data in pre and post-test. The experimental group was consisted of 15 participants and was matched with 15 typical students in the control group. Analysis with covariance (MANCOVA) revealed a significant difference between experimental and control groups. The experimental group had been improved in attention and comprehension as a result of the intervention. Results indicated that the program was successful in improved attention and comprehension as a dependent variable. it also could be used with other basic psychological processes related to specific learning disability and other neurodevelopmental disorders groups.
Comparable studies
Other experimental studies on meditation, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| The benefits of being present: Mindfulness and its role in psychological well-being. Cancer patients (clinical intervention study) | 2003 | Mixed methods: scale development, correlational, quasi-experimental, laboratory, experience-sampling, and clinical intervention study | |
| Loving-kindness meditation increases social connectedness. | 2008 | Controlled laboratory experiment | |
| Mindfulness and mind-wandering: Finding convergence through opposing constructs. | 2012 | Two studies: correlational study and experimental study | |
| Mental Training Enhances Attentional Stability: Neural and Behavioral Evidence | 2009 | Experimental study | |
| Mindfulness meditation and substance use in an incarcerated population. Incarcerated population | 2006 | Quasi-experimental with treatment-as-usual control condition |