School-Based Yoga Intervention on Aggression and Emotional Regulation - 1 views

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  #1 jordanabowling on 23 Oct 17

   

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  Yoga has been found to be an effective strategy to decrease aggression and increase emotional well-being in adolescents, however there is limited research in elementary age children. This study explored the usage of a 5 minute yoga program in decreasing aggressive behaviors and increasing overall emotional well-being for that elementary age group. A group of 30 students participated in 3x weekly sessions that were instructed by either the school guidance counselor of PE teacher. Following statistical analysis, the researchers concluded that this short yoga-based intervention MAY be an effective strategy to deal with these problems area in elementary aged students, but further research is still needed. However, the research does provide initial support for OT's role in sustaining a yoga-based protocol in the school-based practice setting.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner"><a href="https://ajot.aota.org/article.aspx?articleid=2636462&resultClick=3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://ajot.aota.org/article.aspx?articleid=2636462&resultClick=3</a> <br /> <br /> Yoga has been found to be an effective strategy to decrease aggression and increase emotional well-being in adolescents, however there is limited research in elementary age children. This study explored the usage of a 5 minute yoga program in decreasing aggressive behaviors and increasing overall emotional well-being for that elementary age group. A group of 30 students participated in 3x weekly sessions that were instructed by either the school guidance counselor of PE teacher. Following statistical analysis, the researchers concluded that this short yoga-based intervention MAY be an effective strategy to deal with these problems area in elementary aged students, but further research is still needed. However, the research does provide initial support for OT's role in sustaining a yoga-based protocol in the school-based practice setting.</div>

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