Improvement of attention and stress levels in students through a Mindfulness intervention program

Extremera, Antonio Baena; Ortiz-Camacho, María del Mar; Marfil-Sánchez, Alba M.; Gallegos, Antonio Granero

doi:10.1016/j.psicoe.2020.12.002

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“…In concordance with this, a study analysed the efficacy of a mindfulness-based intervention versus a control group on selective and sustained attention and daily stress in adolescents. The results indicated a medium effect size for attention and a small effect size for stress [104]. Following this line of research, another mindfulness intervention of only six weeks examined attention and anxiety involving children aged six to thirteen years.…”

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confidence: 86%

Effortless Attention Trainings: The Intersection of Attention and Mental Health in Children and Teenagers

M. Guiote,

Ángel Vallejo,

Mas

2023

Mental Health of Children and Adolescents in the 21st Century

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This chapter presents several effortless attention trainings—mindfulness, yoga, qigong, nature exposure and more especially, autogenic meditation—which not only improve attention but also facilitate stress reduction and emotional regulation. Cultivating serene attention is a relevant strategy to promote mental health and well-being in children and teenagers. Fostering serene attention plays a fundamental role in shaping life experience because part of the individual’s identity and knowledge is founded on what they pay attention to—their conscious experience. By training children and teenagers to focus and direct their attention from a calm state of mind, we allow them to mould their own conscious experiences, laying the foundation for a balanced and fulfilling life.

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Section: Meditation Trainingmentioning

confidence: 86%

Effortless Attention Trainings: The Intersection of Attention and Mental Health in Children and Teenagers

M. Guiote,

Ángel Vallejo,

Mas

2023

Mental Health of Children and Adolescents in the 21st Century

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“…In future research, it is recommended to increase the number of participants, to carry out a comparative study and to create programmes that cover a wide range of variables that may influence the teaching-learning process (Baena-Extremera et al, 2021). This knowledge could also be useful to assess the level of reading comprehension on aphasias (Vuković et al, 2022).…”

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“…En futuras investigaciones, se recomienda aumentar el número de participantes, realizar un estudio comparativo y crear programas que abarquen una amplia gama de variables que puedan influir en el proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje (Baena-Extremera et al, 2021). Este conocimiento también podría ser útil para evaluar el nivel de comprensión lectora en afasias (Vuković et al, 2022).…”

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Do artificial neural networks dream of understanding sentence comprehension? A preliminary study ( ¿Sueñan las redes neuronales artificiales con entender la comprensión de frases? Un estudio preliminar )

Martínez-Ramón,

Gil

2023

Studies in Psychology

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Artificial neural networks (ANNs) are an emerging field with a positive and encouraging outlook. In education, it is postulated that attention and academic performance could explain reading outcomes. The main goal of this research was to study the predictive capacity of an ANN with a backpropagation algorithm by analysing the relationship between sentence and text reading comprehension efficiency, attentional variables and academic performance in third-grade primary school students (N = 183). A nonexperimental approach was adopted, using a cross-sectional and ex post facto design. Ten schools (70% public) located in southeastern Spain participated. Test of Reading Efficacy (TECLE), d2 attention test and TALE-2000 were administered. The results revealed that it is possible to design a network capable of learning by itself to predict sentence comprehension. Students who were good readers obtained better grades, concentrated better, scanned the stimulus more attentively, obtained more correct answers and made fewer omissions. The conclusions concerned the ethical implications of AI and the need to introduce ANNs in initial teacher training. RESUMENLas redes neuronales artificiales (RNA) son un campo emergente con perspectivas positivas y alentadoras. En educación, se postula que la atención y el rendimiento académico podrían explicar los resultados de la lectura. El objetivo principal de esta investigación fue estudiar la capacidad predictiva de una RNA con un algoritmo de retropropagación a través del análisis de la relación entre la eficacia en la comprensión lectora de frases y textos, las variables atencionales y el rendimiento académico en alumnos de 3° de primaria (N = 183). Se adoptó un enfoque no experimental, utilizando un diseño transversal y ex post facto. Participaron 10 colegios (70% públicos) situados en el sureste de España, a los que se administró el Test de Eficacia Lectora (TECLE), el test de atención d2 y el TALE-2000. Los resultados revelaron que es posible diseñar una red capaz de aprender por

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“…He also noted that these enhancements include: 1) attention, focus and concentration, 2) cognitive processing, 3) working memory and perception, and 4) emotional and social intelligence that includes emotion regulation and social, altruistic, or pro-social behaviour (Hall, 1999). Hence mindfulness makes a positive impact on students' educational performance and academic attainment by enriching attention and awareness (Baena-Extremera et al, 2021;Schoeberlein & Sheth, 2009). The above findings are also in line with the studies reported in the field of L2 education, although these studies are quite sparse in number and extent.…”

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“…According to Schaufeli et al (2002), students experiencing emotional exhaustion feel burned out from their studies and feel like they could not control what happens in their lives meaning they feel like they got stuck. Therefore, the novelty seeking sub-construct of mindfulness helps them pay attention to what's going on around them (Langer, 2009), and be curious and open toward the environment and themselves (Pirson et al, 2012), leading to reducing stress, stimulating creativity, and boosting performance instead of operating on Haniyeh Moghadam, Afsaneh Ghanizadeh & Behzad Ghonsooly: Differences in EFL learners' burnout levels and receptive language skills with regard to the mindfulness-based instruction autopilot (Langer, 2009) and then it alleviates or prevents symptoms of emotional exhaustion (Baena-Extremera et al, 2021).…”

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Differences in EFL learners’ burnout levels and receptive language skills with regard to the mindfulness-based instruction

Moghadam

Ghanizadeh

Ghonsooly

2020

ExELL

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The main aim of education is to provide students with academic knowledge and skills. In this process, some students experience burnout, which negatively affects their productivity and effectiveness. This study experimentally examines the impact of mindfulness-based instruction on burnout and students’ achievement in receptive language skills among 64 learners of English as a foreign language (EFL) via a mixed-methods approach (QUAN→ qual) within a single framework. The techniques implemented in the experimental group, i. e. 32 participants, included observance of all experience, analyzing, planning, judging, reasoning, and fantasizing (van Vreeswijk et al., 2014). Furthermore, the techniques were inspired by Pirson et al. (2012) conceptualization that mindfulness comprises novelty producing, novelty seeking, engagement, and flexibility. The results of posttest revealed these techniques efficiently enhanced the abovementioned variables.

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Improvement of attention and stress levels in students through a Mindfulness intervention program

Cited by 7 publications

References 31 publications

Effortless Attention Trainings: The Intersection of Attention and Mental Health in Children and Teenagers

Effortless Attention Trainings: The Intersection of Attention and Mental Health in Children and Teenagers

Do artificial neural networks dream of understanding sentence comprehension? A preliminary study ( ¿Sueñan las redes neuronales artificiales con entender la comprensión de frases? Un estudio preliminar )

Differences in EFL learners’ burnout levels and receptive language skills with regard to the mindfulness-based instruction

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