School-based mindfulness instruction for urban male youth: A small randomized controlled trial

被引：110

作者：

Sibinga, Erica M. S. ^{[1
]}

Perry-Parrish, Carisa ^{[2
]}

Chung, Shang-en ^{[1
]}

Johnson, Sara B. ^{[3
,4
,5
]}

Smith, Michael ^{[4
]}

Ellen, Jonathan M. ^{[6
]}

机构：

[1] Johns Hopkins Sch Med, Dept Pediat, Div Gen Pediat & Adolescent Med, Ctr Child & Community Hlth Res, Baltimore, MD USA

[2] Johns Hopkins Sch Med, Dept Child & Adolescent Psychiat, Baltimore, MD USA

[3] Johns Hopkins Sch Med, Dept Pediat, Div Gen Pediat & Adolescent Med, Baltimore, MD USA

[4] Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Populat Family & Reprod Hlth, Baltimore, MD USA

[5] Arizona State Univ, Inst Interdisciplinary Salivary Biosci Res, Tempe, AZ 85287 USA

[6] Johns Hopkins Univ, Sch Med, All Childrens Hosp Johns Hopkins Med, Baltimore, MD 21218 USA

来源：

PREVENTIVE MEDICINE | 2013年 / 57卷 / 06期

关键词：

Meditation; Mindfulness; Youth; Adolescent; School-based; Mindfulness meditation; Mindfulness-based stress reduction; Coping; Self-regulation; STRESS REDUCTION; MEDITATION; MECHANISMS; THERAPY;

D O I：

10.1016/j.ypmed.2013.08.027

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

Objectives. Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) has been shown to improve mental health and reduce stress in a variety of adult populations. Here, we explore the effects of a school-based MBSR program for young urban males. Participants and methods. In fall 2009, 7th and 8th graders at a small school for low-income urban boys were randomly assigned to 12-session programs of MBSR or health education (Healthy Topics-HT). Data were collected at baseline, post-program, and three-month follow-up on psychological functioning; sleep; and salivary cortisol, a physiologic measure of stress. Results. Forty-one (22 MBSR and 19 HT) of the 42 eligible boys participated, of whom 95% were African American, with a mean age of 12.5 years. Following the programs, MBSR boys had less anxiety (p = 0.01), less rumination (p = 0.02), and showed a trend for less negative coping (p = 0.06) than HT boys. Comparing baseline with post-program, cortisol levels increased during the academic terms for HT participants at a trend level (p = 0.07) but remained constant for MBSR participants (p = 033). Conclusions. In this study, MBSR participants showed less anxiety, improved coping, and a possible attenuation of cortisol response to academic stress, when compared with HT participants. These results suggest that MBSR improves psychological functioning among urban male youth. (C) 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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