Cognitively-Based Compassion Training and Mindfulness Attention Training for Elementary School Students
Overview
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Behavioral Resilience
- Sponsor
- Emory University
- Enrollment
- 53
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Interpersonal behaviors assessed using standardized protocols of social behavior, social cognition, and empathy.
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 12 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
This project will explore the effect of Cognitively-Based Compassion Training or mindfulness training on behavior and saliva stress hormones in elementary school-age children.
Detailed Description
This project will explore the effect of Cognitively-Based Compassion Training (CBCT) or mindfulness training (MT) on different aspects of behavior and stress-related biology in elementary school-age children. The program will consist of 12 weeks of CBCT or MT, and various social behavioral assessments will be conducted. Participants will also provide saliva in which concentrations of stress hormones including cortisol and the inflammatory biomarkers C-reactive protein will be measured.
Investigators
Thaddeus Pace, PhD
Assistant Professor
Emory University
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •enrollment at the Paideia School.
Exclusion Criteria
- •poor physical health
- •enrollment at a school other than the Paideia school.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Interpersonal behaviors assessed using standardized protocols of social behavior, social cognition, and empathy.
Time Frame: 12 weeks
Assessments before and after CBCT or MT interventions will be conducted to see if these practices lead to changes in interpersonal behavior. Participants will be asked to respond to questions related to social behavior in the lab setting, with the Social Circle Task, Mind In The Eyes Task, and the Implicit Association Task.
Concentrations of stress system biomarkers in saliva
Time Frame: 12 weeks
Assessments before and after CBCT or MT interventions will be conducted to see if these practices lead to changes in stress system activity, as measured by key biomarkers (cortisol, C-reactive protein) in saliva samples.