Emotion regulation; Breathing

interventions that attenuate impulsivity may offer protection. We evaluated effects of the Youth Empowerment Seminar (YES!), abiopsychosocialworkshop foradolescents that teaches skillsof stress management, emotion regulation, conflict resolution, and attentional focus, on impulsive behavior. Methods: High school students (14e18 years of age) in the United States participated in YES! during their physical education classes. Students in a control group attended their usual curric-ulum and were tested in parallel. We used items from the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (framed to reflect recent behavior) to assess students ’ behavior before and after they underwent the program. Results: Compared with the control group, YES! participants reported less impulsive behavior after the program. Conclusions: The results suggest that YES! can promote mental health in adolescents, potentially protecting them from harmful coping behaviors