Möller Corina, Aschersleben Gisa
Universität des Saarlandes Campus A1.3 66123 Saarbrücken Deutschland Universität des Saarlandes.
Prax Kinderpsychol Kinderpsychiatr. 2020 Jul;69(4):305-320. doi: 10.13109/prkk.2020.69.4.305.
A one-week mindfulness-based intervention designed to improve 8- to 10-year-old children's memory performance was investigated. Seventy-three children were quasi-randomly assigned either to one of two mindfulness-based intervention groups (breathing meditation or yoga), or to an active control group. The sessions were held on six consecutive days. Prior to intervention and after completing the intervention, children's short-term and long-term memory performance were assessed. In confirmation of prior studies, breathing meditation and yoga showed positive effects on memory performance when compared with the control group. Moreover, differences in the effectiveness of breathing meditation and yoga were found: While both interventions had comparable effects on long-term memory, only breathing meditation showed improvements in short-term memory performance. The present study provides valuable evidence on the effectiveness of meditation on cognitive functions in childhood and shows that school-aged children can already benefit from short-term meditation programs.
一项旨在提高8至10岁儿童记忆表现的为期一周的正念干预措施得到了研究。73名儿童被准随机分配到两个基于正念的干预组（呼吸冥想或瑜伽）之一，或一个积极对照组。课程连续进行六天。在干预前和完成干预后，对儿童的短期和长期记忆表现进行了评估。与先前的研究一致，与对照组相比，呼吸冥想和瑜伽对记忆表现显示出积极影响。此外，还发现了呼吸冥想和瑜伽在效果上的差异：虽然两种干预对长期记忆有相当的影响，但只有呼吸冥想在短期记忆表现上有所改善。本研究为冥想对儿童认知功能的有效性提供了有价值的证据，并表明学龄儿童已经可以从短期冥想计划中受益。
