Abstract

DE-CARVALHO, Katrine SIlva et al. Effectiveness of Mindfulness-based Interventions on the Executive Functions of Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review. Rev. bras.ter. cogn. [online]. 2023, vol.19, n.1, pp.113-124.  Epub July 01, 2024. ISSN 1808-5687.  https://doi.org/10.5935/1808-5687.20230014.

The present study aimed to conduct a systematic review on the effectiveness of Mindfulness intervention on the executive functions of children and adolescents. Seeking to answer the following question: ‘Are Mindfulness-based interventions effective for enhancing the executive functions of children and adolescents?’ Using pre-established eligibility criteria and considering a time frame of articles published in full from 2017 to the year 2022. Searches were performed in the following databases: Web of Science, PsycNet, Scopus, CINAHL, and Medline, using the following keywords: Mindfulness; Executive functions; Interventions; Adolescent; children; and Randomized controlled trials, both individually and combined using the Boolean operators “AND” and “OR”. From the search strategies 769 studies were found, of which 8 met the established criteria. The evidence from the studies suggests that Mindfulness interventions yield positive results in the executive functions of typical children and adolescents, enhancing self-regulation and inhibitory control, thereby boosting school readiness and the learning process. Similar to findings from the previous review, the studies show heterogeneity in terms of the Mindfulness instruments and procedures used.

Keywords : Mindfulness; Interventions; Executive Function.

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