Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) may offer a means for Latinx families to ameliorate stress, enhance emotion regulation, and foster social support. We assessed pilot data from Latinx parents in Eastside Los Angeles (n = 27) matched with their children aged 10–16 (n = 32) to determine whether participation in a community-derived MBI was associated with greater improvements in dispositional mindfulness, perceived stress, emotion regulation, and family social support compared to a control condition. Compared to the control group, parents in the MBI group showed greater reductions in perceived stress scale (PSS) scores (B = − 2.94, 95% CI [− 5.58, − 0.39], p = 0.029), while their children reported greater increases in perceived social support from family (B = 2.32, 95% CI [0.26, 4.38], p = 0.027). Findings show a community-derived MBI may improve stress in Latinx parents and social support for their children.
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Li, M. J., Hardy, J. A., Calanche, L., Dominguez, K., DiStefano, A. S., Black, D. S., … Bluthenthal, R. N. (2021). Initial Efficacy of a Community-Derived Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Latinx Parents and their Children. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 23(5), 993–1000. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-021-01154-2
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