Short-term effect of simple mindfulness practices on emotional
state in hospitalized adolescents with mental disorders: a
pilot study

k 2018

Short-term effect of simple mindfulness practices on emotional state in hospitalized adolescents with mental disorders: a pilot study

SVĚTLÁK, Miroslav, Pavel THEINER a Eva KUBICOVÁ

Základní údaje

Originální název

Short-term effect of simple mindfulness practices on emotional state in hospitalized adolescents with mental disorders: a pilot study

Autoři

SVĚTLÁK, Miroslav (203 Česká republika, garant, domácí), Pavel THEINER (203 Česká republika, domácí) a Eva KUBICOVÁ (203 Česká republika)

Vydání

23th International Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied, 2018

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Prezentace na konferencích

Obor

30304 Public and environmental health

Stát vydavatele

Česká republika

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14110/18:00103341

Organizační jednotka

Lékařská fakulta

Klíčová slova česky

všímavost; emoční regulace; psychoterapie

Klíčová slova anglicky

mindfulness; emotion regulation; psychotherapy

Změněno: 20. 8. 2018 15:48, doc. PhDr. Miroslav Světlák, Ph.D.

Anotace

V originále

Objectives Recent findings converge to the evidence that simple mindfulness practices can help children deal with difficult emotions and thoughts. Apart from pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy, mindfulness-based exercises seem to be another important pillar of mental health care. The aim of the present study was to test the hypothesis that simple mindfulness exercises lead to a change of actual emotional state and a greater sense of control over thoughts. Methods Our study was performed on hospitalized children (N = 20; mean age 14,2 ± 1,3; total amount of all mindfulness exercises was 119). A self-report scale was used for measuring of the emotional state. Two standardized exercises from the book of Eline Snel “Sitting Still Like A Frog” was used. Results Results indicate that mindfulness meditation leads to decrease of negative affect in adolescents (actual feeling, bad vs good, before 4,9±2,68, after 5,2±2,53, p<0,02; negative emotions, before 6,8±2,0, after 6,2±2,46, p<0,001; negative somatic sensations, before 6,6±2,1, after 6,1±2,2 p<0,02). No effect of meditation on control over thoughts and self-esteem was found. Significant correlation was found between subjective success and change of actual feeling change (R=0,27, p<0,01), self-esteem (R=0,26, p<0,01) and control over thoughts (R=0,49, p<0,01). Conclusions The simple mindfulness practices can help children deal with negative emotions and this effect increases motivation for further training. It supports the notion that this method could be an integral part of treatment during hospitalization. The limits of the study and pitfalls of work with hospitalized adolescents in this context will be discussed.

Citovat

SVĚTLÁK, Miroslav, Pavel THEINER a Eva KUBICOVÁ. Short-term effect of simple mindfulness practices on emotional state in hospitalized adolescents with mental disorders: a pilot study. In 23th International Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied. 2018.

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   language = {eng},
   title = {Short-term effect of simple mindfulness practices on emotional state in hospitalized adolescents with mental disorders: a pilot study},
   year = {2018}
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SVĚTLÁK, Miroslav, Pavel THEINER a Eva KUBICOVÁ. Short-term effect of simple mindfulness practices on emotional state in hospitalized adolescents with mental disorders: a pilot study. In \textit{23th International Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied}. 2018.

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