Meditation to Improve Concentration Among Children with Auditory Processing Disorder
The author reports on a two-year longitudinal intervention examining the effect of meditation to improve concentration among children affected with auditory processing disorder (APD). The treatment group comprised 212 APD-affected children across eight Asian and African cities and an equal number we...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
[2019]
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Journal of disability & religion
Year: 2019, Volume: 23, Issue: 1, Pages: 20-36 |
| Further subjects: | B
longitudinal intervention
B Auditory processing disorder B Meditation B Children B spiritual techniques |
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| Summary: | The author reports on a two-year longitudinal intervention examining the effect of meditation to improve concentration among children affected with auditory processing disorder (APD). The treatment group comprised 212 APD-affected children across eight Asian and African cities and an equal number were randomly assigned to the control group. Results showed positive postmeditation effect on the treatment group. Meditation had greater positive effect on treatment group children from African cities, boys, Christians, those whose primary caregivers were their mothers, only children, those who also attended the five additional voluntary meditation rounds and who self-practiced regularly. Self-practice was the most significant predictor. The intervention promotes the use of meditation to improve concentration of the target group. Variations based on indigenous belief systems as well as more intensive programs for girls and children from alternative family setups would be required for greater impact on the outcome measure. |
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| ISSN: | 2331-253X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of disability & religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/23312521.2018.1509761 |