The Effects of Mind Subtraction Meditation on Depression, Social Anxiety, Aggression, and Salivary Cortisol Levels of Elementary School Children in South Korea
- Authors
- Yoo, Yang-Gyeong; Lee, Duck-Joo; Lee, In-Soo; Shin, Namin; Park, Ju-Yeon; Yoon, Mi-Ra; Yu, Boas
- Issue Date
- May-2016
- Publisher
- ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
- Keywords
- Mind subtraction meditation; Elementary school students; School-based meditation program; Depression; Social anxiety; Aggression; Salivary cortisol; Stress
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC NURSING-NURSING CARE OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES, v.31, no.3, pp E185 - E197
- Journal Title
- JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC NURSING-NURSING CARE OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES
- Volume
- 31
- Number
- 3
- Start Page
- E185
- End Page
- E197
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/cau/handle/2019.sw.cau/19036
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.pedn.2015.12.001
- ISSN
- 0882-5963
1532-8449
- Abstract
- This study analyzed the effects of a school-based mind subtraction meditation program on depression, social anxiety, aggression, and salivary cortisol levels of 42 elementary school children in South Korea. The research design was a nonequivalent group comparison with pretest and post-test. The experimental group was given 8 weeks of the meditation program. The results showed social anxiety, aggression, and salivary cortisol levels were significantly lowered in the experimental group. This demonstrated that the school-based mind subtraction meditation program could be effective in improving psychosocial and behavioral aspects of mental health in elementary school children. (C) 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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