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March 22, 2019 Friday 12:03:56 PM IST

Meditation Improves Sociol-Emotional Competency in Children

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Social-emotional competencies can be significantly improved by practising meditation in schools, according a new study reported in Education.

The study conducted over a 4-month period among 51 sixth grade students found that transcendental meditation improved social-emotional competencies and reduction in negative emotional symptoms compared to the control group. There were improvements in personal responsibility, optimism, relationship skills and goal-directed behaviour among those who took part in transcendental meditation.

The schools can greatly enhance the quality of learning of students by implementing meditation programs.

Source: https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/prin/ed/2019/00000139/00000003/art00001#Data

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