HeeKyung Chang, Youngjoo Do, JinYeong Ahn
Mixed Method Evaluation of ACTS: Advancing Connection Through Storytelling-A Novel Approach to Improve Older Adult Engagement and Staff Interactions in Korean Nursing Homes
Western journal of nursing research
mindfulnessbased practices schoolaged children increasingly common united states positive negative affect theoretically empirically associated school outcomes constructs likely impacted schoolbased mindfulness practices furthermore mindful states calm focused targeted mindfulnessbased practices potential causal mechanism improve learning behavior study describes test longitudinal factorial invariance brief measure affect states plus state calm focus appropriate use mindfulness intervention studies elementary schoolaged children data collected 97 fourthgrade students urban elementary school 46 hispanic 44 white students listened one six different conditions day 24 school days four individual mindfulness modules crossconnect pause buttons belly breathing mindful minute one condition included four modules together one condition control activity gradeappropriate story presented via audiorecording students provided selfreport positive negative emotions plus calm focus immediately presentation audio results showed high levels internal consistency scales low correlations scales factorial invariance pre posttest design five six conditions findings support use measure studies older elementary school students future studies document construct validity external validation scales