This study examined the efficacy of mindfulness based cognitive therapy on children (MBCT-C) with anxiety. Two hundred and forty children were screened, of which 52 (25 boys and 27 girls) with anxiety were randomly allocated to either MBCT-C or group therapy (GT including cognitive behavioral principles). Both groups were rated on the Spence Children's Anxiety Scale and Emotion Regulation Questionnaire-Child and Adolescent, pre- and 12 weeks post-interventions. MBCT-C was found to be more effective than GT in improving anxiety among children (between-group effect size Cohen's d 1.05) and as effective as GT in reducing emotion suppression for effective emotion regulation. This study provides support for MBCT-C as an effective group intervention for children with anxiety.

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基于正念的认知疗法对焦虑症儿童的疗效。

这项研究检查了基于正念的认知疗法对焦虑儿童（MBCT-C）的疗效。筛选了240名儿童，其中52名焦虑症（25名男孩和27名女孩）被随机分配到MBCT-C或小组治疗（包括认知行为原则的GT）中。两组均在干预前和干预后12周根据Spence儿童焦虑量表和情绪调节问卷（儿童和青少年）进行评估。发现MBCT-C在改善儿童焦虑方面比GT更为有效（组间效应量Cohen's d 1.05），并且与GT一样有效地减少了情绪抑制，从而有效地调节了情绪。这项研究为MBCT-C作为焦虑症儿童的有效团体干预措施提供了支持。