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ERIC Number: EJ1469626
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 37
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0272-930X
EISSN: EISSN-1535-0266
Available Date: 0000-00-00
Executive Function Improvements across a Mindfulness-Based Preschool Curriculum Intervention: Preschooler Performance and Teacher Perceptions of Performance
Victoria A. McCann; Kenya E. Wolff; Alicia C. Stapp; Tess Johnson; Stephanie E. Miller
Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: A Peer Relations Journal, v70 n3 Article 4 p442-476 2024
Research suggests that improving executive function (EF) skills using mindfulness-based interventions is promising, though few studies investigate mindfulness-based interventions for young children. The current study evaluated preliminary data examining EF over the course of a 12-week mindfulness-based curriculum implemented within preschool classrooms. Study 1 suggested that 4-year-olds' performance on the Head-to-Toes EF task improved over the curriculum. However, behavior in the Gift Delay EF task appeared to decline from early intervention to post-intervention. In Study 2, the teachers' retrospective reflections on performance suggested that they anticipated children would improve on EF across the intervention, potentially more on the Head-to-Toes task. The teachers suggested that children peeked earlier on the Gift Delay because of testing conditions (e.g., time of year, differences between measures) and learning experience (e.g., earlier peeking without consequence). This study demonstrated mixed results for mindfulness-based interventions related to EF performance in preschoolers and the need for future research incorporating several practical considerations for understanding how behavioral testing may inform classroom interventions.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education
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Language: English
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