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Mindfulness Resources

Do mindfulness-based interventions increase empathy and compassion?

Articles

Grades 3-5

Adolescents

This article explores the impact of mindfulness-based interventions on empathy and compassion in children and adolescents in a systematic review of 16 studies. Results from this study suggest that mindfulness-based interventions increase empathy and compassion in children and adolescents. Minimal differences were demonstrated when mindfulness-based interventions were delivered by experienced mindfulness teachers compared to schoolteachers.