Lu Runhao, Zhou Yuyang, Wu Qian, Peng Xiaoxue, Dong Jing, Zhu Zhi, Xu Wei
School of Psychology, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China.
CAS Key Laboratory of Behavioral Science, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Child Care Health Dev. 2019 May;45(3):371-379. doi: 10.1111/cch.12650. Epub 2019 Feb 20.
The population of left-behind children is growing rapidly in China in recent years. Without parents' company, left-behind children may develop severe emotional problems, which can trigger extreme behaviours such as self-harm and suicide. Previous literature suggests that mindfulness-based intervention could effectively alleviate a variety of sufferings such as anxiety and suicide ideation. The current study sought to examine the effectiveness of mindfulness-based intervention on suicide ideation among left-behind children in China.
This study investigated the effects of an 8-week mindfulness training programme on suicide ideation of left-behind children in China. Forty-nine left-behind children completed a pretest and posttest on mindfulness level, social anxiety, self-esteem, and suicide ideation, with 21 in the mindfulness training group and 28 in the waitlist control group.
Adjusting for pretest differences analyses of covariance found that, compared with waitlist control group, the mindfulness training group showed a significant improvement in mindfulness level and decreases in social anxiety and suicide ideation after the 8-week mindfulness training.
The findings from this study support that the use of mindfulness-based intervention can effectively reduce the suicide ideation and social anxiety of left-behind children in China.
近年来，中国留守儿童的数量迅速增长。由于缺乏父母陪伴，留守儿童可能会出现严重的情绪问题，进而引发自我伤害和自杀等极端行为。以往文献表明，基于正念的干预可以有效缓解焦虑和自杀意念等各种痛苦。本研究旨在探讨基于正念的干预对中国留守儿童自杀意念的有效性。
本研究调查了一项为期8周的正念训练计划对中国留守儿童自杀意念的影响。49名留守儿童完成了关于正念水平、社交焦虑、自尊和自杀意念的前测和后测，其中21名在正念训练组，28名在候补控制组。
调整前测差异的协方差分析发现，与候补控制组相比，经过8周的正念训练后，正念训练组在正念水平上有显著提高，社交焦虑和自杀意念有所降低。
本研究结果支持基于正念的干预能够有效降低中国留守儿童的自杀意念和社交焦虑。
