A pilot evaluation on the efficacy of a universal school-based mindfulness intervention to enhance resilience in childre

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Resilience; Stress; Mental Health - Other mental health disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12616001123437
• Lead Sponsor: Eve Skogstad

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-08-18
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 140

Inclusion Criteria

*Enrolled in the school
*Appropriate permission granted by under 16 years of age participants
*Completion of both the pre and post survey results, with a minimum of 50% attendance in the mindfulness classes in the nine-week program. Previous mindfulness research with children has suggested noticeable changes in this time and many research papers have included a similar criteria.
*English reading competency matching the level of the surveys, established by the class teacher.

Exclusion Criteria

Parental or student refusal for the mindfulness class or for the research.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Resilience level. Assessed using the Child Youth Resilience Measure (CYRM)-Youth version and the Ego Resilience Scale (ERS)[immediately pre-post intervention]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Child and Youth Resilience Measure (CYRM) tool sensitivity to a .b programme by correlation with the gold standard measure, the Ego Resilience Scale (ERS). [immediately pre-post intervention]