The purpose of this study is to conduct a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy of the Master Mind program, a mindfulness education substance abuse prevention program. The program has the goal of enhancing coping strategies and decision-making skills and preventing substance abuse in late elementary school students.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
518
Master Mind is a 25-lesson elementary school mindfulness education substance abuse prevention program. Each lesson takes approximately 15 minutes and is designed to be taught by trained teachers every day for 5 weeks.
innovation Research & Training
Durham, North Carolina, United States
Change in score on Positive and Negative Affect Scale for Children - Shortened Version (PANAS)
Assesses students' experiences of positive and negative emotions.
Time frame: 6 weeks
Change in score on Self-Report Coping Measure
Assesses students' coping in response to stressors.
Time frame: 6 weeks
Change in score on Intentions to use alcohol or tobacco
Assesses students' intentions to use alcohol or tobacco in the future.
Time frame: 6 weeks
Change in score on Willingness to use alcohol or tobacco
Assesses students' willingness to use alcohol or tobacco by responding to imagined situations.
Time frame: 6 weeks
Change in score on The Peer Relations questionnaire
Assesses students' feelings about their classmates.
Time frame: 6 weeks
Change in score on The Emotional Self-Efficacy Scale for Youth
Assesses students' beliefs about their ability to manage emotions.
Time frame: 6 weeks
Change in scores on Flanker Inhibitory Control and Attention Test
Assesses students' executive functioning skills via a performance task.
Time frame: 6 weeks
Change in score on Childhood Executive Functioning Inventory (CHEXI)
Assesses teacher ratings of students' executive functioning.
Time frame: 6 weeks
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Change in score on The Child Behavior Scale (CBS)
Assesses teacher ratings of student behavior and peer relationships.
Time frame: 6 weeks
Change in Iowa Conners Teacher Rating Scale
Assesses teacher ratings of students' inattention and aggression.
Time frame: 6 weeks
Change in Iowa Conners Teacher Rating Scale
Assesses teacher ratings of students' inattention and aggression.
Time frame: 14 weeks
Change in Student grades
Teachers will be asked to provide grades for each student for Math and Language Arts.
Time frame: 6 weeks
Change in Student grades
Teachers will be asked to provide grades for each student for Math and Language Arts.
Time frame: 14 weeks
Student Consumer Satisfaction Questionnaire
Assesses the overall opinions of students in the intervention group about the Master Mind lessons and activities.
Time frame: 6 weeks
Teacher Program Feasibility Questionnaire
Assesses the overall opinions of teachers in the intervention group related to feasibility of the Master Mind program.
Time frame: 6 weeks