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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Child Psychiatry

Background:

  • Mindfulness is crucial for cognitive development, yet research on its underlying cognitive processes in children is limited.
  • Executive functions, including inhibition, working memory, and shifting, are foundational cognitive skills in childhood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the association between core executive functions and mindfulness in a child sample.
  • To examine how inhibition, working memory, and shifting relate to mindfulness within a unified model.

Main Methods:

  • Seventy-two parent-child dyads participated in the study.
  • Assessed executive functioning difficulties and child mindfulness levels.
  • Utilized structural equation modeling to test associations.

Main Results:

  • Inhibition, working memory, and shifting were significantly correlated with mindfulness.
  • A model integrating mindfulness and a latent executive function variable showed good fit.
  • Mindfulness was uniquely associated with each individual executive function (inhibition, working memory, shifting).

Conclusions:

  • Executive functions are significantly associated with mindfulness in children.
  • Findings support the application of mindfulness theories to child populations.
  • Highlights clinical implications for interventions targeting executive functions and mindfulness in youth.