The Process of Personal Transformation for Adolescents Practicing Mindfulness Skills in an Alternative School Setting

Wisner, Betsy L.; Starzec, James J.

doi:10.1007/s10560-015-0418-0

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“…Accordingly, mindfulness practice can provide a continuation or acceleration of this natural shift in perspective. Increasing clarity and objectivity about internal experiences may play a pivotal role in leading to reperceiving, and ultimately to positive change and growth (Wisner & Starzec, 2016). Our findings seem to be consistent with this view.…”

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“…Overall, self-awareness seems to be rooted in personal growth. Wisner and Starzec (2016) showed that the process of personal transformation for adolescents practicing mindfulness skills occurred through self-awareness (i.e., observing the self through attention) and cognitive, emotional, and behavioral self-regulation. Shapiro et al (2006) proposed a model of mindfulness that identifies the potential mechanisms leading to positive change.…”

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Promoting well‐being in early adolescents through mindfulness: A cluster randomized controlled trial

Scafuto,

Ghiroldi,

Montecucco

et al. 2023

Journal of Adolescence

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ObjectivesThe Gaia program is a 12‐week mindfulness intervention based on cultivating body, emotional, and ecological self‐awareness, which has been shown to be effective in reducing children's and adolescents' internalizing problems at school. This paper presents the results of a cluster randomized controlled trial aimed at assessing the effectiveness of this program on improving psychological well‐being, subjective well‐being, and psychological distress in early adolescents.MethodsA sample of 195 early adolescent students (boys, n = 99; girls, n = 96) with a mean age of 11.49 years (standard deviation = 0.80) attending 12 middle school classes participated in the study. Seven Gaia instructors belonging to six schools led the program. Measures were administered at three time points, approximately every 3 months: 1 week before treatment, 1 week after treatment, and 3 months after treatment. We used a multilevel regression model to test whether treatment was effective in increasing psychological well‐being and subjective well‐being, and reducing psychological distress, as compared to a waiting‐list control group.ResultsThe results showed that the Gaia program improved psychological well‐being but not subjective well‐being and psychological distress. Specifically, the Gaia program was effective in increasing personal growth and purpose in life, the key eudaimonic components of psychological well‐being, in the experimental group whereas they decreased in the control group.ConclusionsFindings from this study provide preliminary evidence that the Gaia program for early adolescents may improve the core eudaimonic components of psychological well‐being from pretest to follow‐up that, conversely, decrease in the control group.

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Promoting well‐being in early adolescents through mindfulness: A cluster randomized controlled trial

Scafuto,

Ghiroldi,

Montecucco

et al. 2023

Journal of Adolescence

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“…Mindfulness training for secondary school students with emotional/behavioural issues has resulted in improving their personal skills (Wisner & Starzec, 2016). The students experienced improvements in self-awareness, self-regulation of emotions and behaviour, trusting, and relationships with others.…”

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Becoming A Holistic Social Worker: An Autoethnography

Lam¹

2021

Preprint

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<div>This research project is an autoethnography about my journey in becoming a holistic social worker. The theoretical framework includes critical race feminism, Asian feminism, and yin yang theory. The literature review finds social workers are integrating alternative healing practices in their professional work. The research methods are the process and product of writing the autoethnography. The research question is: what persons, situations, and experiences were influential in my becoming a holistic social worker? The findings indicate the influencing factors: family environment, learning kung fu and Chinese medicine, social justice activities at church, healing professionals, working in mental health field, training in counselling and mental health, and holistic social workers. The discussions indicate white supremacy, patriarchy, capitalism, and cultural appropriation had negative impacts on my life and presented opportunities for resistance.</div>

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“…A neurological study of adults shows that regular practice of meditation may have a protective effect on nerves and reduce the decline of cognitive ability caused by normal aging ( Pagnoni and Cekic, 2007 ). The research on mindfulness meditation practice of high school students suggested that meditation has intrinsic perceived benefits, which can help youth change their thoughts, behaviors, and emotions ( Wisner and Starzec, 2016 ). Previous studies of adults using meditation have shown that participating in short-term meditation programs can improve executive function and cognitive efficiency in different areas of the brain on attentional tasks ( Bueno et al, 2015 ; Taren et al, 2017 ).…”

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The Effect of Yoga Meditation Practice on Young Adults’ Inhibitory Control: An fNIRS Study

Jiang

Liu

Sun

2021

Front. Hum. Neurosci.

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Objectives: The present study aimed to test the effect of yoga meditation (YoMed) practice on inhibitory control of young adults.Methods: A total of 50 participants (23 male, 21–28 years old) from a university in Jinan, Shandong Province were enrolled in this study. Participants were randomly assigned to a YoMed group or a Control group. Participants’ basic information, physical activity, and inhibitory control were measured. A multi-channel continuous-wave near-infrared spectrometer was used to monitor the brain’s hemodynamic responses.Results: After the intervention, we found significant differences in Flanker tasks between the YoMed group and Control group. The accuracy in the YoMed group was higher than those in the Control group (p < 0.05). Analysis of fNIRS data showed that oxyhemoglobin (oxy-Hb) levels in the prefrontal cortex (PFC) increased in the YoMed group during the Flanker tasks after the YoMed intervention.Conclusion: YoMed has a temporarily promoting effect on the brain activation of young adults. It is an effective and appropriate exercise to improve the inhibitory control of young adults.

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The Process of Personal Transformation for Adolescents Practicing Mindfulness Skills in an Alternative School Setting

Cited by 19 publications

References 30 publications

Promoting well‐being in early adolescents through mindfulness: A cluster randomized controlled trial

Promoting well‐being in early adolescents through mindfulness: A cluster randomized controlled trial

Becoming A Holistic Social Worker: An Autoethnography

The Effect of Yoga Meditation Practice on Young Adults’ Inhibitory Control: An fNIRS Study

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