A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of a Mindfulness Program for Filipino Children

• Main Authors: Alampay, Liane Peña, Galvez Tan, Lourdes Joy T, Tuliao, Antover P, Baranek, Patricia, Ofreneo, Mira Alexis P, Lopez, Gilda Dans, Fernandez, Karina Therese G, Rockman, Patricia, Villasanta, Angelique Pearl Virtue, Angangco, Teresita, Freedman, M. Lee, Cerswell, Leysa, Guintu, Von
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2019
• Subjects: Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy; Filipino; Mindfulness; School-based; Children; Adolescents; Child Psychology; Psychology; School Psychology
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/psychology-faculty-pubs/178; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12671-019-01124-8
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Objectives This study examines the feasibility and acceptability of a local adaptation of a mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) program for Filipino school children, called Kamalayan, that was facilitated by trained public school teachers. It also presents preliminary evidence of program effe...