Improvement of attention and stress levels in students through a Mindfulness intervention program

  1. Antonio Baena-Extremera 1
  2. María del Mar Ortiz-Camacho 1
  3. Alba M. Marfil-Sánchez 1
  4. Antonio Granero-Gallegos 2
  1. 1 Universidad de Granada
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    Universidad de Granada

    Granada, España

    ROR https://ror.org/04njjy449

  2. 2 Universidad de Almería
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    Universidad de Almería

    Almería, España

    ROR https://ror.org/003d3xx08

Revue:
Revista de psicodidáctica

ISSN: 1136-1034

Année de publication: 2021

Volumen: 26

Número: 2

Pages: 132-142

Type: Article

DOI: 10.1016/J.PSICOE.2020.12.002 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAccès ouvert editor

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Résumé

Mindfulness is the quality of being conscious and aware of the present moment harmonizing mind and body. This study presents a six-week intervention program carried out in four educational establishments in Granada with 5th and 6th grade primary school students and 1st, 2nd and 3rd year secondary school students. The aim was to find out whether Mindfulness has positive effects in terms of improving students’ attention and reducing stress. The samples were 320 students; a quasi-experimental design was used. We collected socio-demographic and family data and carried out a pre-test to measure the attention variable by means of the d2 questionnaire and the stress variable with the Inventory Questionnaire of Childhood Stress. Following the intervention, we carried out a post-test using the same instruments. A mixed linear model was used to study the effects of the Mindfulness program. The results show that applying a Mindfulness program improves attention and reduces stress in these students, with differences by sex, school- and ages.

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