David Haynes, Kelly D Hughes, Annette Okafor
PEARL: A Guide for Developing Community-Engaging and Culturally-Sensitive Education Materials
Journal of immigrant and minority health
authors hypothesized social emotional learning sel program involving mindfulness caring others designed elementary school students would enhance cognitive control reduce stress promote wellbeing prosociality produce positive school outcomes test hypothesis 4 classes combined 4th 5th graders n 99 randomly assigned receive sel mindfulness program versus regular social responsibility program measures assessed executive functions efs stress physiology via salivary cortisol wellbeing selfreports prosociality peer acceptance peer reports math grades relative children social responsibility program children received sel program mindfulness improved cognitive control stress physiology b reported greater empathy perspectivetaking emotional control optimism school selfconcept mindfulness c showed greater decreases selfreported symptoms depression peerrated aggression rated peers prosocial e increased peer acceptance sociometric popularity results investigation suggest promise sel intervention address lacuna scientific literatureidentifying strategies ameliorate childrens problems also cultivate wellbeing thriving directions future research discussed