Effects of Mindfulness Training on the Psychological Well-being of Preschoolers

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The present study is a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a mindfulness course on the psychological well-being of preschoolers (i.e., attention and impulsivity, prosocial behavior, empathy, emotion regulation and conduct). Participants will be randomized to either intervention (dots Curriculum) or wait-list control condition. Participants will complete a computerized task and they will be interviewed to complete a scenario test before (baseline) and after the intervention. The parents and class teacher will also be invited to complete a survey at baseline and after the intervention.

Official Title
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Effects of Mindfulness Training on the Psychological Well-being of Preschoolers

Conditions
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Mindfulness-based Intervention for Preschoolers

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: dots Curriculum


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Aged 3-6 years Studying in pre-school settings

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 3 Years
Maximum Age: 6 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Prevention
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Intervention group<br> | Behavioral: dots Curriculum<br>* dots is a mindfulness curriculum developed by Mindfulness in Schools Project (MiSP) for children aged 3-6 in pre-school settings. The program consists of 15-minute twice weekly lessons that span for fifteen weeks. dots has various suggestions for Have A Go after each session - both in the classroom and at home.<br>|
| No Intervention: Wait-list control<br>Participants in wait-list control group will receive the same intervention, two months after their counterparts in experimental group completed the intervention. | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Change in Attention and Impulsivity | A computerized task of attention and impulsivity (Conners Kiddie Continuous Performance Test 2nd Edition, K-CPT 2) | Baseline, Immediately after intervention | 
| Change in Prosocial Behavior and Empathy | Scenario test depicting common social interactions face by preschoolers, A and B version (each with four scenarios), score on a scale of 0 to 2 | Baseline, Immediately after intervention | 
| Change in Attention, Emotion Regulation, Prosocial Behavior and Conduct | Parent and teacher surveys adapted from the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), 12 items, 5-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (never) to 5 (always) | Baseline, Immediately after intervention | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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mindfulness, psychological well-being of preschoolers