.Effectiveness of mindfulness training (with music) on working memory and cognitive flexibility in children with learning disabilities

The purpose of this study was to examine the efficacy of mindfulness practice along with music on working memory and cognitive flexibility of children with learning disorders. This applied research was an experimental study that was done in the form of pre-test and post-test with a control group. In this study, 30 primary school students with learning disorders in the Khorshid psychological center of Shahrood in the academic year of 1399-1400 were selected by simple random sampling and were randomly assigned to two experimental groups (15 subjects) and control group (15subjects). The subjects in the experimental group involved in mindfulness intervention sessions along with quiet music in 8 sessions for 2 hours and the control group did not receive any interventions. The study instruments consisted of the Working Memory Questionnaire of Hafbak and the Cognitive Flexibility Questionnaire. To analyze the obtained data, multivariate and univariate covariance analysis was used. The results demonstrated that mindfulness practice along with music have an effect on working memory and cognitive flexibility of children with learning disorders (P <0.001). Based on the findings, it can be concluded that one of the effective practices on working memory and cognitive flexibility of children with learning disorders is the use of mindfulness along with music.