?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fd-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu%2F36587%2F&rft.title=Mindfulness+in+a+school+setting%3A+considering+youth+who+have+experienced+trauma&rft.creator=Covaleski%2C+Kylea&rft.description=Background%3A+Trauma+is+a+common+childhood+experience%2C+with+two-thirds+of+children+reporting+at+least+one+experience+with+trauma+by+the+age+of+sixteen.+Teachers+often+misidentify+trauma+symptoms+as+ADHD+or+behavioral+problems+within+the+classroom.+At+the+same+time%2C+school-based+Mindfulness+interventions+have+increased+in+popularity+in+an+attempt+by+school+administrators+to+improve+classroom+behavior+and+student+performance.+%0D%0APurpose%3A+Mindfulness+is+a+longstanding+practice+with+roots+in+the+Buddhist+religion.+The+practice+is+a+way+of+living%2C+to+focus+on+the+present+moment+in+a++non-judgmental+way.+The+practice+has+been+adapted+for+clinical+use+with+both+children+and+adults%2C+due+to+the+value+seen+by+clinicians%2C+to+cope+with+challenging+cognitions+and+behaviors.+The+purpose+of+this+literature+review+is+to+synthesize+information+about+childhood+trauma%2C+Mindfulness+interventions%2C+and+implementation+of+school-based+Mindfulness+programs.+%0D%0AMethods%3A+A+literature+review+was+conducted+within+the+databases+of+ProQuest+and+MedLine.+Results+were+restricted+to+peer-reviewed+journal+articles%2C+full+text%2C+publications+within+the+last+ten+years%2C+school-age+children+(grade+K-12+or+age+6-18)%2C+typical+school+settings%2C+and+articles+written+in+English.+Boolean+operations+were+applied+to+search+for+articles+related+to+Mindfulness+in+the+school+setting.%0D%0AResults%3A+Fourteen+articles+were+selected+from+the+literature+search+after+meeting+the+search+criteria%2C+including+qualitative+studies%2C+mixed+methods+studies%2C+program+evaluations%2C+literature+reviews%2C+and+randomized+controlled+trials.+Results+indicated+improvements+in+self-regulation%2C+attention%2C+concentration%2C+rumination%2C+and+classroom+behavior.+Therefore%2C+findings+revealed+Mindfulness+to+be+effective+in+reducing+behaviors+of+interest+to+teachers.+Only+one+study+considered+childhood+trauma+as+a+potential+reason+for+student+behavioral+and+emotional+problems+in+the+classroom.+Children+with+a+history+of+trauma+can+experience+discomfort+and+become+retraumatized+through+improper+Mindfulness+practice.+Given+the+increasing+use+of+school-based+Mindfulness+programs+and+the+prevalence+of+childhood+trauma%2C+these+results+have+public+health+significance%2C+revealing+a+gap+in+research.+There+is+a+need+for+research+that+considers+childhood+trauma+when+implementing+school-based+Mindfulness+programs.&rft.date=2019-06-24&rft.type=University+of+Pittsburgh+ETD&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fd-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu%2F36587%2F1%2FCovaleski_Kylea_MPHthesis_April2019.pdf&rft.identifier=++Covaleski%2C+Kylea++(2019)+Mindfulness+in+a+school+setting%3A+considering+youth+who+have+experienced+trauma.++Master's+Thesis%2C+University+of+Pittsburgh.++++(Unpublished)++