MindfulMinis is an interactive digital application designed to teach primary school children emotional regulation and mindfulness techniques. Long-term studies show that children who regularly used MindfulMinis demonstrated higher levels of resilience and emotional stability when transitioning to secondary school. This developmental advantage was directly linked to app usage rather than household income or parental emotional coaching. The benefits persisted into later adolescence; regular users of the app during key developmental years reported lower levels of anxiety and fewer behavioural referrals in school, alongside higher overall academic performance. Research indicates that learning these self-regulation techniques reduces impulsive, aggressive outbursts, enabling students to engage constructively in classroom activities and maintain positive peer relationships.
Using your knowledge of psychology, briefly outline one piece of psychological research and justify how it relates to the article above.
152 exam-style questions on OCR A Level Psychology External influences on children's behaviour, covering Bandura et al. (1961): Transmission of aggression and Chaney et al. (2004): Funhaller study. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.