ERIC Number: EJ1084952
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Publication Date: 2015
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Yoga for the Prevention of Depression, Anxiety, and Aggression and the Promotion of Socio-Emotional Competencies in School-Aged Children
Velásquez, Ana María; López, María Adelaida; Quiñonez, Natalia; Paba, Diana Patricia
Educational Research and Evaluation, v21 n5-6 p407-421 2015
Children and youth coming from disadvantaged socioeconomic backgrounds are at risk of developing behavioural problems. This study examined the efficacy of a Yoga programme implemented in a low-socioeconomic status school, for the prevention of depression, anxiety, and aggression. After-school workshops were delivered twice a week during 12 weeks to 125 students in 5th, 8th, and 9th grades, enrolled in a school in Bogotá, Colombia. Participants were randomly assigned to an intervention and to a control group. Children's anxiety, depression, aggression, and some socioemotional competencies (specifically empathy, anger management, and prosociality) were quantitatively assessed before and after the intervention, by means of self- and peer-reported questionnaires. Qualitative data were also collected to assess children's perceived benefits from the workshops. Results suggested a potential of the programme to reduce children's anxiety problems, in particular. Results are discussed in terms of recommended improvements to the programme and its future evaluation.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Stress Management, Physical Activities, Disadvantaged Youth, Socioeconomic Background, At Risk Students, Socioeconomic Status, Grade 5, Grade 8, Grade 9, Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students, Control Groups, Experimental Groups, Comparative Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Questionnaires, Qualitative Research, Anxiety, Depression (Psychology), Empathy, Aggression, Psychological Patterns, Self Control, Prosocial Behavior, Interpersonal Competence, Intervention, Measures (Individuals), Student Attitudes, Pretests Posttests
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 5; Intermediate Grades; Middle Schools; Elementary Education; Grade 8; Junior High Schools; Secondary Education; Grade 9; High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Colombia (Bogota)
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