Mindfulness, Substance Abuse
Conditions
Brief summary
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.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALMaster Mind
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.
Sponsors
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Innovation Research & Training
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
8 Years to 12 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* English Fluency
Exclusion criteria
\-
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in Student grades | 6 weeks | Teachers will be asked to provide grades for each student for Math and Language Arts. |
| Change in score on The Child Behavior Scale (CBS) | 6 weeks | Assesses teacher ratings of student behavior and peer relationships. |
| Change in Iowa Conners Teacher Rating Scale | 6 weeks | Assesses teacher ratings of students' inattention and aggression. |
| Change in score on Positive and Negative Affect Scale for Children - Shortened Version (PANAS) | 6 weeks | Assesses students' experiences of positive and negative emotions. |
| Change in score on Self-Report Coping Measure | 6 weeks | Assesses students' coping in response to stressors. |
| Change in score on Intentions to use alcohol or tobacco | 6 weeks | Assesses students' intentions to use alcohol or tobacco in the future. |
| Change in score on Willingness to use alcohol or tobacco | 6 weeks | Assesses students' willingness to use alcohol or tobacco by responding to imagined situations. |
| Change in score on The Peer Relations questionnaire | 6 weeks | Assesses students' feelings about their classmates. |
| Change in score on The Emotional Self-Efficacy Scale for Youth | 6 weeks | Assesses students' beliefs about their ability to manage emotions. |
| Change in scores on Flanker Inhibitory Control and Attention Test | 6 weeks | Assesses students' executive functioning skills via a performance task. |
| Change in score on Childhood Executive Functioning Inventory (CHEXI) | 6 weeks | Assesses teacher ratings of students' executive functioning. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Teacher Program Feasibility Questionnaire | 6 weeks | Assesses the overall opinions of teachers in the intervention group related to feasibility of the Master Mind program. |
| Student Consumer Satisfaction Questionnaire | 6 weeks | Assesses the overall opinions of students in the intervention group about the Master Mind lessons and activities. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed