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Associations between Mindfulness, Executive Function, Social-Emotional Skills, and Quality of Life among Hispanic Children

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  • Chien-Chung Huang

    (School of Social Work, Rutgers University, 390 George St, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA)

  • Shuang Lu

    (Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong)

  • Juan Rios

    (Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ 07079, USA)

  • Yafan Chen

    (School of Social Work, Rutgers University, 390 George St, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA)

  • Marci Stringham

    (School of Social Work, Rutgers University, 390 George St, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA)

  • Shannon Cheung

    (School of Social Work, Rutgers University, 390 George St, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA)

Abstract

Hispanic children constitute the largest ethnic minority in the United States of America, and yet few studies examine the relationship between mindfulness and Hispanic children’s quality of life. This 2018 study seeks to gain insight into how mindfulness is associated with Hispanic children’s quality of life. We surveyed 96 children in 5th- and 6th-grade classes in three Northern New Jersey elementary schools in 2018. Structure Equation Modeling was used to examine the associations between mindfulness, executive function, social-emotional skills, and quality of life. The results indicate that mindfulness is significantly and directly associated with executive function (β = 0.53), and that executive function is positively associated with social-emotional skills (β = 0.54) and quality of life (β = 0.51) of the sampled Hispanic children. The total effects on quality of life are significant for mindfulness (β = 0.33), executive function (β = 0.62), and social-emotional skills (β = 0.20). The findings shed light upon factors that can affect Hispanic children’s quality of life and call for interventions related to these factors in order to improve their well-being.

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  • Chien-Chung Huang & Shuang Lu & Juan Rios & Yafan Chen & Marci Stringham & Shannon Cheung, 2020. "Associations between Mindfulness, Executive Function, Social-Emotional Skills, and Quality of Life among Hispanic Children," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(21), pages 1-12, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:21:p:7796-:d:434290
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    1. Shannon Cheung & Xiaoxia Xie & Chien-chung Huang, 2020. "Mind Over Matter: Mindfulness, Income, Resilience, and Life Quality of Vocational High School Students in China," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(16), pages 1-13, August.
    2. Kacper Łoś & Jacek Chmielewski & Włodzimierz Łuczyński, 2020. "Relationship between Executive Functions, Mindfulness, Stress, and Performance in Pediatric Emergency Simulations," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(6), pages 1-10, March.
    3. Huang, Chien-Chung & Chen, Yafan & Greene, Loren & Cheung, Shannon & Wei, Yuhan, 2019. "Resilience and emotional and behavioral problems of adolescents in China: Effects of a short-term and intensive mindfulness and life skills training," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 100(C), pages 291-297.
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