In 2022, the results of the program were published for mindfulness largest school study to date, with the participation of 84 high schools and more than 8,000 students aged 11 to 13. The data showed that it was of no use and, furthermore, the adolescents who were already struggling ended up worse off. In Australia, an eight-session emotional skills program increased depression and anxiety in students, and worsened their relationship with their parents. Psychologist Lucy Foulkes, from the University of Oxford, says that if we teach young people to observe their emotions, some learn to interpret discomfort as a symptom and the label ends up becoming true. Talking about emotions is not the problem: the key is how we talk about them, because monitoring oneself is not the same as understanding oneself.