Mindfulness in Children: Research Trends from a Bibliometric Analysis
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This study aimed to explore emerging publication trends on mindfulness in children, using a bibliometric method. Articles or reviews from the Scopus database with the search terms “Mindfulness” and “Children” in the title, abstract, or keywords were included as the data for analysis. Results showed that there were 1,662 publications from 1985 to 2022. There were more than 100 publications in 2016, and the number of publications has been continuously increasing afterward. The top five cited publications explored the effects of various mindfulness-based activities or programs on children and youth. The most prolific journal was Mindfulness. The United States of America was the country that has had the largest number of corresponding authors and cited publications. The most prolific author was Nirbhay N. Singh. Moreover, from additional search terms “Thai” and “Thailand”, four publications that studied the effect of mindfulness-based activities and programs in Thailand were identified. However, results showed very few publications focusing on mindfulness scale development, especially for children, suggesting a research gap in the study of mindfulness in children. For future research, using the bibliometric method comparing studies in clinical-based settings with those in school-based settings might help classify emerging trends in mindfulness for children as an intervention and prevention approach.
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ผู้ส่งบทความ (และคณะผู้วิจัยทุกคน) ตระหนักและปฎิบัติตามจริยธรรมการวิจัยอย่างเคร่งครัด ทั้งนี้บทความ เนื้อหา ข้อมูล ข้อความ ภาพ ตาราง แผนภาพ แผนผัง หรือข้อคิดเห็นใดๆ ที่ปรากฎในบทความ เป็นความคิดเห็นและความรับผิดชอบของผู้ส่งบทความ กองบรรณาธิการไม่จำเป็นต้องเห็นตามเสมอไป และไม่มีส่วนรับผิดชอบใดๆ โดยถือเป็นความรับผิดของของเจ้าของบทความเพียงผู้เดียว
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