A Qualitative Study of a Mindfulness-Based Intervention in Educational Contexts in Chile: An Approach Based on Adolescents’ Voices
The application of mindfulness-based interventions in school settings has increased considerably in recent years, showing that differences between the characteristics of programmes can impact on the receptivity and effectiveness of mindfulness training. However, few studies have explored the learnin...
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doaj-baa973ccd2ba4f6d9ae2d9cd64b496df2020-11-25T02:11:20ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health1661-78271660-46012020-09-01176927692710.3390/ijerph17186927A Qualitative Study of a Mindfulness-Based Intervention in Educational Contexts in Chile: An Approach Based on Adolescents’ VoicesÁlvaro I. Langer0Sebastián Medeiros1Nelson Valdés-Sánchez2Rodrigo Brito3Christoph Steinebach4Cristian Cid-Parra5Antonella Magni6Mariane Krause7Mind-Body Lab, Instituto de Estudios Psicológicos, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia 5090000, ChileANID, Millennium Science Initiative Program, Millennium Institute for Research in Depression and Personality (MIDAP), Santiago 7820244, ChileANID, Millennium Science Initiative Program, Millennium Institute for Research in Depression and Personality (MIDAP), Santiago 7820244, ChileCentre for Research in Human Flourishing, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG8 1BB, UKSchool of Applied Psychology, ZHAW Zürich University of Applied Sciences, 8037 Zürich, SwitzerlandCorporación la Esperanza, Santiago 7550000, ChileCorporación Formando Chile, Santiago 8420200, ChileANID, Millennium Science Initiative Program, Millennium Institute for Research in Depression and Personality (MIDAP), Santiago 7820244, ChileThe application of mindfulness-based interventions in school settings has increased considerably in recent years, showing that differences between the characteristics of programmes can impact on the receptivity and effectiveness of mindfulness training. However, few studies have explored the learning process from the perspective of the children and adolescents who participate in mindfulness practice. The goal of this paper is to analyse the subjective experience of a group of adolescents following the completion of a mindfulness-based intervention developed for schools in Chile. The intervention studied is the “.b curriculum”, which is part of the Mindfulness in School Project (MiSP) developed in the UK. Twenty adolescents participated in semi-structured interviews within their school, in which three key areas were explored: pedagogy, perceived effects, and mechanisms of action, each of them being analysed from the perspective of thematic analysis. The results support the view that pedagogy is a very relevant consideration in the implementation, development, and efficacy of mindfulness-based interventions within the school context. We propose that the inclusion of structure, contents, process/mindful practices, and teachers’ expertise provides the pedagogical-relational framework required for students to successfully develop mindfulness skills, which enables them to experience their cognitive, emotional, and somatic effects. These effects are linked to self-regulation strategies, based on paying attention to one’s somatic experience with kindness and curiosity, which works as an attentional anchor. It is hoped that these results will contribute to the spread of mindfulness research in adolescents in Latin America, thus facilitating cross-cultural and international comparisons.https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/18/6927mindfulness-based interventionadolescenceeducationpreventionmental health |
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Álvaro I. Langer Sebastián Medeiros Nelson Valdés-Sánchez Rodrigo Brito Christoph Steinebach Cristian Cid-Parra Antonella Magni Mariane Krause A Qualitative Study of a Mindfulness-Based Intervention in Educational Contexts in Chile: An Approach Based on Adolescents’ Voices International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health mindfulness-based intervention adolescence education prevention mental health |
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Álvaro I. Langer Sebastián Medeiros Nelson Valdés-Sánchez Rodrigo Brito Christoph Steinebach Cristian Cid-Parra Antonella Magni Mariane Krause |
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A Qualitative Study of a Mindfulness-Based Intervention in Educational Contexts in Chile: An Approach Based on Adolescents’ Voices |
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A Qualitative Study of a Mindfulness-Based Intervention in Educational Contexts in Chile: An Approach Based on Adolescents’ Voices |
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A Qualitative Study of a Mindfulness-Based Intervention in Educational Contexts in Chile: An Approach Based on Adolescents’ Voices |
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A Qualitative Study of a Mindfulness-Based Intervention in Educational Contexts in Chile: An Approach Based on Adolescents’ Voices |
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A Qualitative Study of a Mindfulness-Based Intervention in Educational Contexts in Chile: An Approach Based on Adolescents’ Voices |
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qualitative study of a mindfulness-based intervention in educational contexts in chile: an approach based on adolescents’ voices |
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The application of mindfulness-based interventions in school settings has increased considerably in recent years, showing that differences between the characteristics of programmes can impact on the receptivity and effectiveness of mindfulness training. However, few studies have explored the learning process from the perspective of the children and adolescents who participate in mindfulness practice. The goal of this paper is to analyse the subjective experience of a group of adolescents following the completion of a mindfulness-based intervention developed for schools in Chile. The intervention studied is the “.b curriculum”, which is part of the Mindfulness in School Project (MiSP) developed in the UK. Twenty adolescents participated in semi-structured interviews within their school, in which three key areas were explored: pedagogy, perceived effects, and mechanisms of action, each of them being analysed from the perspective of thematic analysis. The results support the view that pedagogy is a very relevant consideration in the implementation, development, and efficacy of mindfulness-based interventions within the school context. We propose that the inclusion of structure, contents, process/mindful practices, and teachers’ expertise provides the pedagogical-relational framework required for students to successfully develop mindfulness skills, which enables them to experience their cognitive, emotional, and somatic effects. These effects are linked to self-regulation strategies, based on paying attention to one’s somatic experience with kindness and curiosity, which works as an attentional anchor. It is hoped that these results will contribute to the spread of mindfulness research in adolescents in Latin America, thus facilitating cross-cultural and international comparisons. |
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mindfulness-based intervention adolescence education prevention mental health |
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