A Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Unaccompanied Refugee Minors: A Pilot Study with Mixed Methods Evaluation
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Excluding unaccompanied minors who do not speak the language of the host country prevents a great number of them from receiving support.
“Additionally, excluding UM who do not speak the language of the host country, also prevents a great number of UM from receiving support [63, 69, 70, 73, 75].”
From Examining cognitive behavioral therapy interventions for unaccompanied minors: a systematic review and qualitative research synthesis. (2025) · cites this paper as [75]
The Method Participants section (page unavailable) lists basic knowledge of Dutch as an inclusion criterion, so this intervention excluded minors without it. The paper does not establish that a great number of unaccompanied minors were consequently prevented from receiving support. (LLM, conf=0.86)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredA structural barrier to treatment for unaccompanied minors is poor access to services.
“Since a structural barrier to treatment for UM is poor access to services, future research should prioritize offering services in locations where UM are residing [75–78].”
From Examining cognitive behavioral therapy interventions for unaccompanied minors: a systematic review and qualitative research synthesis. (2025) · cites this paper as [75]
The Discussion (page not provided) identifies scheduling and language difficulties as barriers to unaccompanied minors participating in the mindfulness intervention. The Strengths and limitations section also links dropout to practical and organizational problems. These passages support the existence of barriers to treatment participation, but they do not establish poor access to services as a structural barrier. (LLM, conf=0.78)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredThree studies (16.7%) were classified as third wave CBT interventions.
“Three studies (16.7%) were classified as third wave CBT interventions [74–76].”
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An MBI group intervention (n = 9) appeared to significantly reduce negative affect of unaccompanied minors with a medium effect size.
“Researchers conducting an MBI group intervention (n = 9), appeared to significantly reduce negative affect of UM with a medium effect size [75].”
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In one study, participants mentioned how the language of the MBI program has hampered an adequate participation.
“Furthermore, authors reported that in their study “participants mentioned how the language of the MBI program has hampered an adequate participation” [75].”
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Only five studies investigated acceptability with participants using qualitative methodology.
“Only five studies investigated acceptability with participants [65, 71, 74, 75, 78] using qualitative methodology.”
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- Van der Gucht, K., Glas, J., De Haene, L., Kuppens, P., & Raes, F.
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- KU Leuven (BE)
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- Journal of Child and Family Studies
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- 2019-01-22
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- 28
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 1084-1093
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- 1062-1024 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-2843
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- Funders
- Stichting Koningin Paola
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Migration, Health and Trauma
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Keywords
- mindfulness-based interventions, unaccompanied refugee children, refugee shelters, depression, post-traumatic stress, positive affect, negative affect, coping strategies, feasibility
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