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Adolescent sex differences in response to a mindfulness intervention: A call for research

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Bluth, Karen, Roberson, Patricia N. E., Girdler, Susan S.·2017·Journal of Child and Family Studies

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Research on mindfulness interventions with adolescents has burgeoned over the last ten years, and findings have demonstrated increases in overall emotional wellbeing post-intervention. However, little is known about the differences between males and females in response to mindfulness interventions in this age group. In the present study we examine sex differences in outcomes of physiological stress markers during the Trier Social Stress Test (TSST) and emotional wellbeing measures before and after a mindfulness intervention (N = 15) with 10 female and 5 male adolescents. Additionally, we examine sex differences in course engagement and post-intervention use of mindfulness skills during the TSST. Overall, we found some evidence that females were more engaged than males in the class and also reported less stress post-intervention. We conclude by strongly encouraging future research in this area to more clearly elucidate the different ways in which adolescent males and females engage and respond to mindfulness interventions.

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  • A recent study found that women reported less stress after the intervention and were more engaged than men in the workshop.

    “un estudio reciente que abordó las diferencias de sexo, encontró que las mujeres reportaron menos estrés después de la intervención y estaban más comprometidas que los hombres en el taller 28 .”

    From Mindfulness y promoción de la salud mental en adolescentes: efectos de una intervención en el contexto educativo (2017) · cites this paper as [28]

    The Results (Course Engagement; page unavailable) and Discussion report that female adolescents were more engaged in the course than males. The Results (Physiologic Markers; page unavailable) say more females reported feeling less nervous during the second lab assessment, but the Discussion says females reported increased perceived stress after the intervention. The claim therefore overgeneralizes the lab responses as a reduction in self-reported stress overall. (LLM, conf=0.90)

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  1. Baer RA Lykins EL Peters JR 2012 Mindfulness and self-compassion as predictors of psychological wellbeing in long-term meditators and matched nonmeditators The Journal of Positive Psychology 7 3 230 238

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Authors
Bluth, K., Roberson, P. N. E., & Girdler, S. S.
Affiliations
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
  • University of Tennessee at Knoxville (US)
Corresponding author
Bluth, Karen
Venue
Journal of Child and Family Studies
Published
2017-03-10
Volume
26
Issue
7
Pages
1900-1914
ISSN
  • 1062-1024 (ISSN-L)
  • 1573-2843
OpenAlex
W2593247839
Cited by
55
References
83
Citations by year
2026: 7 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 9 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 3
FWCI
5.04
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Child and Family Studies (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • Mind and Life Foundation
  • National Council on Complementary and Alternative Health (T32AT003378-04)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (T32AT003378-04)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
Keywords
mindfulness-based interventions, sex differences, adolescents, emotional well-being, physiological stress indicators, Trier Social Stress Test, course engagement, mindfulness skills, stress response

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