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APS Virtual Poster Showcase · 2020

The Effects of a Mindfulness Teaching Intervention Among Elementary Student’s Executive Functioning

Virtual · June 2020

Poster Sessions · Cognitive

  • Kimberly Christopherson
    Morningside College
  • Dharma Jairam
    Morningside College
  • Kristi Maloney
    Dakota Valley Elementary School
  • Crissi Marx
    Dakota Valley Elementary School
  • Colleen Hardesty
    Dakota Valley Elementary School

Abstract

Executive functions (EF) are critical to students’ behavior, emotional regulation, and academic performance. There is a paucity of research on the effects of mindfulness on children’s EF. This study tested the effects of mindfulness on second grade students’ EF. Results confirmed that mindfulness improved students’ EF (e.g., working memory).

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