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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of a mind substraction meditation program on students' self-esteem, self-regulation, sustained attention, and self-control in an elementary school. Methods: From May 30, 2022 to June 30, 2022, the program was implemented in three elementary schools in the metropolitan city of G, with the permission of the school principal and parents. In each elementary school, one class students participated in the meditation program and the other class was a control group. There were 63 students in the intervention group and 78 in the control, with one grade in each of the three schools. There were no dropouts and no missing data. The effectiveness of the intervention and control groups was tested using paired t-tests. Results: The intervention and control groups were homogeneous on general characteristics and key variables except for sustained attention. Sustained attention was higher in the control group than in the intervention group. The effect of the meditation program in the intervention group was statistically significant for self-respect (t=-4.23, p<.001), self-regulation (t=-5.10, p<.001), sustained attention (t=-.13, p<.001), and self-control (t=-3.79, p<.001). Conclusion: This study suggested that the meditation program could be applied as part of character education in elementary schools. Therefore, it is suggested that various types of meditation programs be applied in elementary schools.