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Terjestam, Yvonne; Bengtsson, Hans; Jansson, Alexander – School Psychology International, 2016
Effects of a mindfulness-based program, Compassion and Attention in the Schools (Compas), were studied in 358 pupils in grades 5, 7, and 8 in Sweden. An experimental group undertook Compas practices in class three times a week during an eight-week period. A control group undertook content area academic lessons . Pre-/post-intervention analyses…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7
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Kimber, Birgitta; Sandell, Rolf; Bremberg, Sven – Health Education Research, 2008
The school is an obvious arena for interventions designed to promote mental health among children. A set of educational techniques named social and emotional learning, which focuses on students' self-control, social competence, empathy, motivation and self-awareness, has shown promising results in the United States. This is a study of the…
Descriptors: Intervention, Self Efficacy, Mental Health, Program Effectiveness