TY - JOUR AU - Kitpinyochai, Patcharapon AU - Apinuntavech, Suporn AU - Atsariyasing, Wanlop PY - 2020/03/30 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Pilot Study of Effect of Mindfulness-based Cognitive Group Therapy for Improving Executive Function in Elementary School Children JF - Journal of the Psychiatric Association of Thailand JA - J Psychiatr Assoc Thailand VL - 65 IS - 1 SE - Original Articles DO - UR - https://he01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/JPAT/article/view/240779 SP - 3-14 AB - <p>Objectives : To develop and examine effect of the mindfulness-based group therapy (MBGT)<br>program in improving executive functioning among elementary school students.<br>Methods : Fifty-four 4th grade students from 2 classrooms of one public school in Bangkok<br>were recruited. Twenty-seven students from one classroom were assigned to a MBGT group,<br>and 27 students from the other classroom were assigned to a control group. The MBGT program<br>was conducted as a weekly one-hour session for 8 sessions. The main outcome was the<br>student’s executive function as measured by the teacher-rated executive function scale (EFS-T),<br>which assesses metacognition, emotional regulation and behavioral regulation. Assessments<br>were administered at baseline, prior to the intervention, and after completion of the intervention.<br>Changes in EFS-T scores between intervention and control groups were tested.<br>Results : Students in the MBGT group demonstrated better improvement in EFS-T scores of<br>total cognitive function, metacognition, emotional regulation and behavioral regulation<br>compared with those in the control group. Improvement in EFS-T scores were 9.37 (SD=4.15)<br>in MBGT group compared with 0.63 (SD=3.50) in control group for metacognition<br>(p &lt;0.005),12.30 (SD=6.31) in MBGT group compared with 4.25 (SD=5.07) in control group<br>for emotional regulation (p &lt;0.005), 9.00 (SD=5.80) in MBGT group compared with -0.89<br>(SD=2.81) in control group for behavioral regulation (p &lt;0.005), and 10.70 (SD=4.65) in MBGT<br>group compared with 1.59 (SD=3.08) in control group for total score (p &lt;0.005).<br>Conclusion : MBGT may be an effective school-based intervention that can improve executive<br>functioning in primary school students.</p> ER -