RESEARCH ARTICLE
Mindfulness Based Programs Implemented with At-Risk Adolescents
Kristen Rawlett*, Debra Scrandis
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2016Volume: 10
Issue: Suppl 1: M7
First Page: 90
Last Page: 98
Publisher ID: TONURSJ-10-90
DOI: 10.2174/187443460160101090
Article History:
Received Date: 20/03/2015Revision Received Date: 02/06/2015
Acceptance Date: 15/06/2015
Electronic publication date: 30/04/2016
Collection year: 2016

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Abstract
Objective:
This review examines studies on mindfulness based programs used with adolescents at-risk for poor future outcomes such as not graduating from high school and living in poverty.
Method:
The keywords used include mindfulness, at-risk and adolescents in each database to search CINAHL (10 items: 2 book reviews, 3 Dissertations, and 5 research articles), Medline EBSCO (15 research articles), and PubMed (10 research articles). Only primary research articles published between 2009- 2015 in English on mindfulness and at-risk adolescents were included for the most current evidence.
Results:
Few studies (n= 11) were found that investigate mindfulness in at-risk adolescents. These studies used various mindfulness programs (n = 7) making it difficult to generalize findings for practice. Only three studies were randomized control trials focusing mostly on male students with low socioeconomic status and existing mental health diagnoses.
Conclusion:
There is a relationship between health behaviors and academic achievement. Future research studies on mindfulness based interventions need to expand to its effects on academic achievement in those youth at-risk to decrease problematic behaviors and improve their ability to be successful adults.