A5013125604- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Youth Development and Social Support
- Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
- Resilience and Mental Health
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Parental Involvement in Education
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Child Therapy and Development
- Educational and Psychological Assessments
- Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research
- Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Education Systems and Policy
- Animal and Plant Science Education
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Psychosocial Factors Impacting Youth
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Human-Animal Interaction Studies
- Child Welfare and Adoption
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
Learning Partnership
2015-2024
University of British Columbia
2015-2024
University of Illinois Chicago
2021-2024
British Columbia Institute of Technology
2023
Public Health Department
2016
Northwestern University
1992
The effects of randomization to mindfulness training (MT) or a waitlist-control condition on psychological and physiological indicators teachers’ occupational stress burnout were examined in 2 field trials. sample included 113 elementary secondary school teachers (89% female) from Canada the United States. Measures collected at baseline, post-program, 3-month followup; randomly assigned after baseline assessment. Results showed that 87% completed program found it beneficial. Teachers...
The authors hypothesized that a social and emotional learning (SEL) program involving mindfulness caring for others, designed elementary school students, would enhance cognitive control, reduce stress, promote well-being prosociality, produce positive outcomes. To test this hypothesis, 4 classes of combined 4th 5th graders (N = 99) were randomly assigned to receive the SEL with versus regular responsibility program. Measures assessed executive functions (EFs), stress physiology via salivary...
Teachers are the engine that drives social and emotional learning (SEL) programs practices in schools classrooms, their own social-emotional competence wellbeing strongly influence students. Classrooms with warm teacher-child relationships support deep positive development among students, writes Kimberly Schonert-Reichl. But when teachers poorly manage demands of teaching, students' academic achievement behavior both suffer. If we don't accurately understand teachers' how SEL, says...
At the top of parents' many wishes is for their children to be happy, good, and well-liked. Our findings suggest that these goals may not only compatible but also reciprocal. In a longitudinal experiment conducted in 19 classrooms Vancouver, 9- 11-year olds were instructed perform three acts kindness (versus visit places) per week over course 4 weeks. Students both conditions improved well-being, students who performed kind experienced significantly bigger increases peer acceptance (or...
The effects of randomization to a workplace mindfulness training (WMT) or waitlist control condition on teachers' well-being (moods and satisfaction at work home), quantity sleep, quality sleepiness during the day were examined in 2 randomized, controlled trials (RCTs). combined sample RCTs, conducted Canada United States, included 113 elementary secondary school teachers (89% female). Measures collected baseline, postprogram, 3-month follow-up; randomly assigned after baseline assessment....
The idea that individuals who help others incur health benefits themselves suggests a novel approach to improving while simultaneously promoting greater civic orientation in our society. present study is the first experimental trial, knowledge, of whether regular volunteering can reduce cardiovascular risk factors adolescents.To test intervention assigned adolescents volunteer with elementary school-aged children as means adolescents' profiles.Randomized controlled measurements taken at...
This study examined the relationship between executive control process of inhibition and self-reported dispositional mindfulness, controlling for gender, grade, cortisol levels in 99 (43% female) fourth- fifth-graders ([Formula: see text] = 10.23 years, SD 0.53). Students completed a measure mindful attention awareness computerized function (EF) task assessing inhibitory control. Morning also were collected used as an indicator neuroendocrine regulation. Hierarchical regression analyses...
Around the globe, dialogs about educational reform and integration of social emotional learning (SEL) into policy curriculum are proliferating. SEL is now a worldwide phenomenon not just passing fad, with approaches programs being implemented in countries throughout world. Articles included this special issue authored by several pioneers whose papers represent current emerging innovations field central to advancing research. I offer 3 observations raised collectively these articles: (a)...