An effective intervention can contribute to enhancing social integration while reducing perceived stress in children
Introduction. This investigation evaluates whether an intervention involving mindfulness-based practices, socio-affective activities, and socio-cognitive instances can foster prosocial attitudes and positive social relationships, and reduce perceived stress in children. Method. The study was c...
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| author | Carro, Natalia D´Adamo, Paola Lozada, Mariana |
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| description | Introduction. This investigation evaluates whether an intervention involving mindfulness-based practices, socio-affective activities, and socio-cognitive instances can foster prosocial attitudes and positive social relationships, and reduce perceived stress in children.
Method. The study was conducted with 44 children (20 girls and 24 boys) aged between 6 and 8 (M= 7.25 years, SD= 0.43), and followed a quasi experimental wait list design with two measurement time points (pre and post intervention). We analyzed relative changes in social integration, universal altruism and perceived stress levels.
Results. Our results revealed that children who participated in the intervention showed an enhancement in social integration and universal altruism tests, and a decrease in the perceived stress indices. That is, children chose more peers as playmates and rejected fewer of them, while evidencing more prosocial attitudes.
Discussion and Conclusion. Our findings suggest that this kind of intervention can contribute to fostering social integration and prosociality while promoting children’s health and wellbeing from an early age. |
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| spelling | oai:repositorio.ual.es:10835-86102023-04-12T22:14:22Z An effective intervention can contribute to enhancing social integration while reducing perceived stress in children Carro, Natalia D´Adamo, Paola Lozada, Mariana social relationships altruism perceived stress prosocial behavior empathy relaciones sociales altruismo estrés percibido comportamiento prosocial empatía Introduction. This investigation evaluates whether an intervention involving mindfulness-based practices, socio-affective activities, and socio-cognitive instances can foster prosocial attitudes and positive social relationships, and reduce perceived stress in children. Method. The study was conducted with 44 children (20 girls and 24 boys) aged between 6 and 8 (M= 7.25 years, SD= 0.43), and followed a quasi experimental wait list design with two measurement time points (pre and post intervention). We analyzed relative changes in social integration, universal altruism and perceived stress levels. Results. Our results revealed that children who participated in the intervention showed an enhancement in social integration and universal altruism tests, and a decrease in the perceived stress indices. That is, children chose more peers as playmates and rejected fewer of them, while evidencing more prosocial attitudes. Discussion and Conclusion. Our findings suggest that this kind of intervention can contribute to fostering social integration and prosociality while promoting children’s health and wellbeing from an early age. 2020-10-14T08:45:24Z 2020-10-14T08:45:24Z 2020 info:eu-repo/semantics/article 1696-2095 http://hdl.handle.net/10835/8610 http://dx.doi.org/10.25115/ejrep.v18i50.2600 en http://ojs.ual.es/ojs/index.php/EJREP/article/view/2600 Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Universidad de Almería |
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| title | An effective intervention can contribute to enhancing social integration while reducing perceived stress in children |
| title_full | An effective intervention can contribute to enhancing social integration while reducing perceived stress in children |
| title_fullStr | An effective intervention can contribute to enhancing social integration while reducing perceived stress in children |
| title_full_unstemmed | An effective intervention can contribute to enhancing social integration while reducing perceived stress in children |
| title_short | An effective intervention can contribute to enhancing social integration while reducing perceived stress in children |
| title_sort | effective intervention can contribute to enhancing social integration while reducing perceived stress in children |
| topic | social relationships altruism perceived stress prosocial behavior empathy relaciones sociales altruismo estrés percibido comportamiento prosocial empatía |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10835/8610 http://dx.doi.org/10.25115/ejrep.v18i50.2600 |
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