Hutchinson, Julia K., Huws, Jaci C. and Dorjee, Dusana orcid.org/0000-0003-1887-303X (2018) Exploring experiences of children in applying a school-based mindfulness programme to their lives. Journal of Child and Family Studies. ISSN 1062-1024
Abstract
Evidence for the effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions for children and young people’s well-being is growing, particularly within educational settings. To date, very few studies have explored how children experience and apply mindfulness. This qualitative study investigated how children who received long-term mindfulness training applied mindfulness to their everyday lives. Year 6 Children (average age 11) were interviewed in three focus groups with their peers, in a semi-structured format, and the data was analysed using an inductive thematic analysis. The findings indicated that the children described mindfulness as assisting with their emotion regulation. Four themes were identified: (1) processes of emotion regulation (2) dysregulation prompt to apply mindfulness (3) challenges and strategies and (4) the conditions that support or hinder mindfulness use. These findings are discussed in the context of theories and evidence on emotion regulation, attachment, and mechanisms of mindfulness. Implications of these findings for future research of meditation-based approaches in schools, for example, self-compassion and kindness practices, are considered.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2018. This is an author-produced version of the published paper. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self-archiving policy. Further copying may not be permitted; contact the publisher for details. |
Keywords: | Children,Emotion regulation,Mindfulness,School-based,Thematic analysis |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Social Sciences (York) > Education (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 14 Sep 2018 10:40 |
Last Modified: | 08 Feb 2025 00:31 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-018-1221-2 |
Status: | Published online |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1007/s10826-018-1221-2 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:135679 |
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