Improving Wellness for Young Men

Improving Wellness for Young Men

This study assesses the impact of a mindfulness-based stress reduction program compared with a health education program for urban middle-school male youth on outcomes of psychological symptoms, coping, stress, sleep, and behavior.

Inclusion Criteria:

• 7th or 8th graders at St. Ignatius Loyola Academy in 2009-2010 academic year.
• Parent/guardian consents
• Student assents

Exclusion Criteria (as assessed by school staff):

• significant psychopathology
• significant developmental delay
• significant substance abuse with behavioral consequences
• significant behavioral problems
• foster care due to consent restrictions)