Effects of a Mindfulness Group on Latino Adolescent Students: Examining Levels of Perceived Stress, Mindfulness, Self-Compassion, and Psychological Symptoms

Age and Gender Differences in the Associations of Self-Compassion and Emotional Well-being in A Large Adolescent Sample

“…Self-compassion is malleable in adolescents and can be cultivated through teaching mindfulness and self-compassion skills (Bluth et al, 2015; Edwards, Adams, Waldo, Hadfield, & Biegel, 2014; Galla, 2016). Mindfulness and self-compassion intervention studies with adolescents indicate significant increases in self-compassion and decreases in depressive symptoms and perceived stress at post-intervention.…”

“…Mindfulness and self-compassion intervention studies with adolescents indicate significant increases in self-compassion and decreases in depressive symptoms and perceived stress at post-intervention. Interestingly, these findings occur whether the intervention focused on teaching self-compassion skills (Bluth et al, 2015) or mindfulness skills (Edwards et al, 2014; Galla, 2016). That is, in both a self-compassion intervention (Bluth et al, 2015) and mindfulness intervention (Galla, 2016) increases in self-compassion predicted reductions in indicators of negative well-being and increases in indicators of positive well-being.…”

“…For example, it may be that it is important to intervene at an early age with females, before levels of self-compassion plummet and anxiety becomes too great. Additionally, thus far, intervention studies with adolescents that measure self-compassion have assessed mostly internalizing symptoms (Bluth et al, 2015; Edwards et al, 2014; Galla, 2016). It may be that, in males, the beneficial effects of self-compassion operate through a different pathway that is related less to internalizing symptoms and related more to behavioral outcomes, such as decreasing substance use, violent behaviors, and improving school attendance.…”

The Process of Personal Transformation for Adolescents Practicing Mindfulness Skills in an Alternative School Setting

“…Mindfulness practices also increased feelings of wellbeing in adolescents (Ngar-sze & Ming-tak, 2011), and improved academic performance for adolescents with learning disabilities (Beauchemin, Hutchins, & Patterson, 2008). School-based MBSR groups offered to Latino adolescents decreased depressive symptoms and perceived stress (Edwards, Adams, Waldo, Hadfield, & Biegel, 2014). In addition, a school-based adapted MBSR program for adolescent boys produced greater benefit for boys higher in anxiety and lower in emotional stability than for other students (Huppert & Johnson, 2010).…”

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Teens

“…Most teens report improvements in their physical, mental, and social functioning (Biegel, et al, 2009;Edwards et al, 2014). as you did it at all, you would see growth and change.…”