The Effectiveness of Child-Centered Mindfulness Skills Training on Self-Control and Social Adjustment in Children with Sluggish Cognitive Tempo

Ghaeni Hesaroeieh, Mahnoosh; Mohammadipour, Mohammad; Soleimanian, Ali Akbar

doi:10.22059/japr.2026.372566.644861

The Effectiveness of Child-Centered Mindfulness Skills Training on Self-Control and Social Adjustment in Children with Sluggish Cognitive Tempo

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Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Mahnoosh Ghaeni Hesaroeieh ¹

Mohammad Mohammadipour ²

Ali Akbar Soleimanian ³

¹ Department of General Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Bojnord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bojnord, Iran.

² Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Qochan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qochan, Iran.

³ Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Shahrekord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran.

10.22059/japr.2026.372566.644861

Abstract

The present study was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of child-centered mindfulness skills training on self-control and social adjustment in children with sluggish cognitive tempo. The statistical population included elementary school children with sluggish cognitive tempo who referred to educational counseling centers in Mashhad in the academic year of 2021-2022. In this research, 35 children with sluggish cognitive tempo were selected by purposeful sampling and randomly assigned to experimental and control groups (18 children in the experimental group and 17 children in the control group). Children in the experimental group received the child-centered mindfulness skills training during ten weeks in ten 75-minute sessions. The data were analyzed through mixed ANOVA via SPSS23 software. The results showed that child-centered mindfulness skills training has significant effect on the self-control (p<0001, Eta=0.61, F=52.29) and social adjustment (p<0001, Eta= 0.59, F=61.01) in the children with sluggish cognitive tempo. According to the findings of the present study it can be concluded that child-centered mindfulness training can be used as an efficient method to improve self-control and social adjustment in children with sluggish cognitive tempo through techniques such as mindful emotions and thoughts and being in the present time.

Keywords

Child-Centered Mindfulness Skills

Self-Control

Social Adjustment

Sluggish Cognitive Tempo