Mindfulness based intervention with an attentional comparison group in at risk young adolescents: a pilot randomized controlled trial

Risky behaviors are related to poor outcomes among young adolescents. This study piloted a mindfulness based intervention, Learning 2 Breath Mindfulness Curriculum, focusing on the feasibility of programming and intervention effects on coping, affect, and trait mindfulness among at-risk adolescents. Further, the mindfulness based intervention was compared to an attention intervention.Sixth-grade level female students in a boarding school for...