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Exploring the Effects of a Mindfulness Program for Students of Secondary School

Exploring the Effects of a Mindfulness Program for Students of Secondary School

Clemente Franco, Israel Mañas, Adolfo J. Cangas, José Gallego
Copyright: © 2011 |Volume: 2 |Issue: 1 |Pages: 15
ISSN: 1947-8429|EISSN: 1947-8437|EISBN13: 9781613508237|DOI: 10.4018/jksr.2011010102
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Franco, Clemente, et al. "Exploring the Effects of a Mindfulness Program for Students of Secondary School." IJKSR vol.2, no.1 2011: pp.14-28. http://doi.org/10.4018/jksr.2011010102

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Franco, C., Mañas, I., Cangas, A. J., & Gallego, J. (2011). Exploring the Effects of a Mindfulness Program for Students of Secondary School. International Journal of Knowledge Society Research (IJKSR), 2(1), 14-28. http://doi.org/10.4018/jksr.2011010102

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Franco, Clemente, et al. "Exploring the Effects of a Mindfulness Program for Students of Secondary School," International Journal of Knowledge Society Research (IJKSR) 2, no.1: 14-28. http://doi.org/10.4018/jksr.2011010102

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Abstract

This study analyzes the effects of a mindfulness program on a group of students in the first year of Compulsory Secondary Education from three public schools. A total of 61 students participated. A group comparison design (randomized controlled trial) with pretest-posttest measurement was used on an experimental and a control group. The statistical analyses show a significant improvement of academic performance, as well as an increase in all self-concept dimensions and a significant decrease in anxiety states and traits. These results are in agreement with other studies that have found mindfulness programmes to be effective in the educative system. The importance of mindfulness techniques in the educative system is also discussed.

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