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。

本研究检验了基于正念的认知疗法对焦虑症儿童 (MBCT-C) 的疗效。筛选了 240 名儿童，其中 52 名（25 名男孩和 27 名女孩）患有焦虑症，他们被随机分配到 MBCT-C 或团体治疗（GT 包括认知行为原则）。两组均在干预前和干预后 12 周的 Spence 儿童焦虑量表和情绪调节问卷 - 儿童和青少年中进行评分。MBCT-C 被发现在改善儿童焦虑方面比 GT 更有效（组间效应大小 Cohen's d 1.05），并且在减少情绪抑制以有效调节情绪方面与 GT 一样有效。本研究为 MBCT-C 作为焦虑儿童的有效团体干预提供了支持。