Efectos psicológicos de una intervención de mindfulness realizada en la vuelta a la calma de la clase de Edu-cación Física: un estudio cuasi-experimental (Psychological effects of a mindfulness intervention performed during the cool down in the Physical Educa-tion class: a quasi-experimental study)
Olalla García-Taibo, Salvador Baena‐Morales, María del Mar Cerdá Llull, José Eugenio Rodríguez-Fernández
Retos June 20, 2023 DOI: 10.47197/retos.v49.93401 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Controlled intervention study (experimental and control groups) Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 39 |
| Population | Boys and girls in the 4th year of Secondary Education (approximately 15-16 years old) |
| Duration | Brief intervention (exact length not stated) |
| Measures | Child and Adolescent Mindfulness Measure, Mindfulness Scale (Escala de Atención Plena) |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Citations | 5 |
| Key findings | The experimental group showed improvements in mindfulness compared with the control group, with statistically significant differences on the Child and Adolescent Mindfulness Measure. The authors conclude that a brief mindfulness intervention during the cool-down of Physical Education classes can contribute to students' psychological well-being. |
Abstract
En los últimos años los niveles de estrés en los adolescentes han aumentado progresivamente. Ante esta problemática, la práctica del mindfulness se extiende en el ámbito escolar por sus numerosos beneficios cognitivos, sociales y emocionales. En este sentido, las principales instituciones sugieren la importancia del cuidado mental en los jóvenes, especialmente en los adolescentes. En el currículum escolar, la asignatura de Educación Física representa un escenario idóneo para la aplicación de las actividades de esta índole, particularmente en el bloque de contenidos que incluye la relajación y respiración, así como en la vuelta a la calma, contenido común de todos los bloques. El objetivo del presente estudio es valorar los efectos de una intervención de mindfulness desarrollado en la vuelta a la calma de las clases de Educación Física con 39 niños y niñas de 4.º de Educación Secundaria mediante dos cuestionarios validados: Child and Adolescent Mindfulness Measure y la Escala de Atención Plena. Los resultados muestran que los participantes del grupo experimental, comparados con el grupo control, obtuvieron mejoras en su atención plena, siendo estas significativas en el caso de la Child and Adolescent Mindfulness Measure. Por lo tanto, se concluye que una breve intervención de mindfulness en la clase de Educación Física puede contribuir al bienestar psicológico del alumnado. Palabras clave: Atención plena, relajación, adolescentes, educación, actividad física, vuelta a la calma. Abstract. In recent years, stress levels in adolescents have increased progressively. Facing this problem, the practice of mindfulness is spreading in schools due to its numerous cognitive, social and emotional benefits. In this sense, the main world institutions suggest the importance of mindfulness in young people, especially in adolescents. Within the school curriculum, the subject of Physical Education represents an ideal scenario for activities of this nature, particularly in the section of contents that include relaxation and breathing, as well as in the cool down, common content of all the blocks. The aim of this study is to assess the effects of a mindfulness intervention developed within the cool down in Physical Education classes with 39 boys and girls in the 4th year of Secondary Education through two validated questionnaires: Child and Adolescent Mindfulness Measure and Mindfulness Scale. The results show that the experimental group, compared with the control group, obtained significant differences in the mindfulness skills, these being significant in the case of the Child and Adolescent Mindfulness Measure. Therefore, it is concluded that a brief mindfulness intervention in the physical education classroom can contribute to the psychological well-being of students. Keywords: Complete attention, relaxation, teenagers, education, physical activity, cool down
Comparable studies
Other experimental studies on meditation, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| The benefits of being present: Mindfulness and its role in psychological well-being. Cancer patients (clinical intervention study) | 2003 | Mixed methods: scale development, correlational, quasi-experimental, laboratory, experience-sampling, and clinical intervention study | |
| Loving-kindness meditation increases social connectedness. | 2008 | Controlled laboratory experiment | |
| Mindfulness and mind-wandering: Finding convergence through opposing constructs. | 2012 | Two studies: correlational study and experimental study | |
| Mental Training Enhances Attentional Stability: Neural and Behavioral Evidence | 2009 | Experimental study | |
| Mindfulness meditation and substance use in an incarcerated population. Incarcerated population | 2006 | Quasi-experimental with treatment-as-usual control condition |
Citations in the library
Cites 16
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- Effects of mindful-attention and compassion meditation training on amygdala response to emotional stimuli in an ordinary, non-meditative state Frontiers in Human Neuroscience 2012
- A Systematic Review of Mindfulness-Based School Interventions with Early Adolescents Mindfulness July 18, 2018
- Teaching Mindfulness to Undergraduates: A Survey and Photovoice Study Journal of Transformative Education April 23, 2018
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