The impact of mindfulness training in early adolescence on affective executive control, and on later mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: A randomised controlled trial
dc.contributor.author | Dunning, DL | |
dc.contributor.author | Ahmed, S | |
dc.contributor.author | Foulkes, L | |
dc.contributor.author | Griffin, C | |
dc.contributor.author | Griffiths, K | |
dc.contributor.author | Leung, JT | |
dc.contributor.author | Parker, J | |
dc.contributor.author | Piera Pi-Sunyer, B | |
dc.contributor.author | Sakhardande, A | |
dc.contributor.author | Bennett, M | |
dc.contributor.author | Haag, C | |
dc.contributor.author | Montero-Marin, J | |
dc.contributor.author | Packman, D | |
dc.contributor.author | Vainre, M | |
dc.contributor.author | Watson, P | |
dc.contributor.author | MYRIAD team | |
dc.contributor.author | Kuyken, W | |
dc.contributor.author | Williams, JMG | |
dc.contributor.author | Ukoumunne, O | |
dc.contributor.author | Blakemore, S-J | |
dc.contributor.author | Dalgleish, T | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-07-01T12:03:47Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2022-07-12 | |
dc.date.updated | 2022-07-01T10:24:34Z | |
dc.description.abstract | Background: Previous research suggests that mindfulness training (MT) appears effective at improving mental health in young people. MT is proposed to work through improving executive control in affectively-laden contexts. However, it is unclear whether MT improves such control in young people. MT appears to mitigate mental health difficulties during periods of stress, but any mitigating effects against COVID-related difficulties remain unexamined. Objective: To evaluate whether MT (intervention), versus Psycho-Education (Psy-Ed; control), implemented in after-school classes: (i) improves affective executive control; and/or (ii) mitigates negative mental health impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A parallel randomised controlled trial (RCT) was conducted (Registration: https://osf.io/d6y9q/; Funding: Wellcome [WT104908/Z/14/Z, WT107496/Z/15/Z]). Four hundred and sixty students aged 11-16 were recruited and randomised 1:1 to either MT (N=235) or Psy-Ed (N=225) and assessed pre- and post-intervention on experimental tasks and self-report inventories of affective executive control. The RCT was then extended to evaluate protective functions of MT on mental health assessed after the first UK COVID-19 lockdown. Findings: Results provided no evidence that the version of MT used here improved affective executive control after training or mitigated negative consequences on mental health of the COVID-19 pandemic relative to Psy-Ed. No adverse events were reported. Conclusions: There is no evidence that MT improves affective control or downstream mental health of young people during stressful periods. Clinical implications: We need to identify interventions that can enhance affective control and thereby young people’s mental health. | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | Wellcome Trust | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | ISCIII | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) | en_GB |
dc.identifier.citation | Vol. 25, pp. 110 - 116 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1136/ebmental-2022-300460 | |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | WT104908/Z/14/Z | en_GB |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | WT107496/Z/15/Z | en_GB |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | CP21/00080 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10871/130114 | |
dc.identifier | ORCID: 0000-0002-0551-9157 (Ukoumunne, Obi) | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | BMJ Publishing Group / Royal College of Psychiatrists / The British Psychological Society | en_GB |
dc.rights | © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2022. Re-use permitted under CC BY. Published by BMJ. This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Unported (CC BY 4.0) license, which permits others to copy, redistribute, remix, transform and build upon this work for any purpose, provided the original work is properly cited, a link to the licence is given, and indication of whether changes were made. See: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. | |
dc.subject | mindfulness | en_GB |
dc.subject | mental health | en_GB |
dc.subject | adolescence | en_GB |
dc.subject | Covid-19 | en_GB |
dc.subject | lockdowns | en_GB |
dc.subject | social isolation | en_GB |
dc.subject | affective control | en_GB |
dc.subject | executive function | en_GB |
dc.title | The impact of mindfulness training in early adolescence on affective executive control, and on later mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: A randomised controlled trial | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en_GB |
dc.date.available | 2022-07-01T12:03:47Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1362-0347 | |
dc.description | This is the final version. Available on open access from BMJ Publishing Group via the DOI in this record | en_GB |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1468-960X | |
dc.identifier.journal | Evidence-Based Mental Health | en_GB |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | en_GB |
dcterms.dateAccepted | 2022-06-15 | |
rioxxterms.version | VoR | en_GB |
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate | 2022-06-15 | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review | en_GB |
refterms.dateFCD | 2022-07-01T10:24:36Z | |
refterms.versionFCD | AM | |
refterms.dateFOA | 2022-08-09T14:52:06Z | |
refterms.panel | A | en_GB |
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