APS
2026 APS Annual Convention · 2026
Mindfulness-Based Intervention Incorporated into Mentoring Is Feasible across Sites and Predicts Improvements In Objectively-Measured Sleep
- Amanda Spitzer
Colorado State University - Fort Collins - Rachel Lucas-Thompson
Colorado State University - Kim Severn
University of Colorado, Colorado Springs - Jill Krause
Colorado State University - Addison Rzonca
Colorado State University - Shelley Haddock
- Toni Zimmerman
- Reagan Miller-Chagnon
- Lindsey Weiler
Abstract
We examined acceptability of imbedding mindfulness into a mentoring program for youth facing adversities, and the extent to which doing so predicted changes in sleep. Results from 49 adolescents indicated high acceptability and that mindfulness+mentoring may increase the quantity and even more so the quality of objectively-measured adolescent sleep.