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Association for Mindfulness in Education

Laying the Foundation for Teaching and Learning

Research Studies

Please check back soon for a curated listing of research in the field of mindfulness as it relates to children, adolescents, and teens.

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Documented Benefits of Mindfulness

  • Increased emotional regulation
  • Increased social skills
  • Increased ability to orient attention
  • Increased working memory and planning and organization
  • Increased self esteem
  • Increased sense of calmness, relaxation, and self acceptance.
  • Increased quality of sleep
  • Decreased test anxiety
  • Decreased ADHD behaviors- specifically hyperactivity and impulsivity
  • Decreased negative affect/ emotions
  • Decreased anxiety
  • Decreased depression
  • Fewer conduct and anger management problems

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