Development and Training of Mindfulness and Its Relationship with Executive Function in Chinese Rural Upper-Grade Elementary School Students.
Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) March 26, 2025 Sihui Zheng, Bin Zhang, Haichun Zhou et al. 1 citation
Mindfulness and executive function (EF) are related in upper-elementary students in rural China. Fourth graders had lower mindfulness scores than fifth graders. Mindfulness training improved mindfulness and working memory in fourth graders with average mindfulness levels, but improvements in inhibitory control and cognitive flexibility were not statistically significant. Children with higher mindfulness also performed better on EF measures.