Specific aims - To test the effects of a relaxation and guided imagery intervention with socioemotional learning content on a range of socioemotional, physiological, cognitive and academic outcomes of school-aged children, measured through self-reports, neuropsychological and physiological measures, as well as teachers and parent's reports.
Age range
7 Years – 12 Years
Sex
ALL
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Global Happiness Faces Scale
Timeframe: Change from baseline to post-test (at 6 months) and to follow-up (at 12 months)
Positive and Negative Affect (PANAS C)
Timeframe: Change from baseline to post-test (at 6 months) and to follow-up (at 12 months)
Mental Health Continuum (MHC)
Timeframe: Change from baseline to post-test (at 6 months) and to follow-up (at 12 months)
Socioemotional Skills - Socioemotional Skills Questionnaire (QACSE)
Timeframe: Change from baseline to post-test (at 6 months) and to follow-up (at 12 months)
Emotional Regulation Questionnaire - Children and Adolescents (ERQ-CA)
Timeframe: Change from baseline to post-test (at 6 months) and to follow-up (at 12 months)
Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children (STAI-C2)
Timeframe: Change from baseline to post-test (at 6 months) and to follow-up (at 12 months)
Iolanda C. Galinha, Phd
Lifespan-Self-esteem-scale - (LSE)
Timeframe: Change from baseline to post-test (at 6 months) and to follow-up (at 12 months)
Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-III) - Subtests: Maze, Symbol Search and Code subtests (for 8 to 11 years old).
Timeframe: Change from baseline to post-test (at 6 months) and to follow-up (at 12 months)
D2 Test
Timeframe: Change from baseline to post-test (at 6 months) and to follow-up (at 12 months)
Heart Rate Variability (HRV) - Electrocardiogram
Timeframe: Change from baseline to Intermediate (at 3 months); Change from baseline to post-test (at 6 months); and change from baseline to follow up (at 12 months).
Salivary Cortisol - Physiologic Stress
Timeframe: Change from baseline to post-test (at 6 months)
Skin Conductance Level - Electrodermal Activity
Timeframe: Change from baseline to intermediate (at 3 months); change from baseline to post-test (at 6 months); and change from baseline to follow up (at 12 months).
Actigraphy - Accelerometry
Timeframe: Change from baseline to intermediate (at 3 months); change from baseline to post-test (at 6 months); and change from baseline to follow up (at 12 months).
Children's semi-structured self-reports
Timeframe: Immediately after the intervention.
Children's Academic evaluation reports
Timeframe: Change from baseline to post-test (at 6 months); and to follow up (at 12 months).
Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire teacher's version (SDQ)
Timeframe: Change from baseline to post-test (at 6 months) and to follow up (at 12 months).
Teachers semi-structured reports
Timeframe: Immediately after the intervention.
Parent's semi-structured reports
Timeframe: Immediately after the intervention.
Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire parents version (SDQ)
Timeframe: Change from baseline to post-test (at 6 months); and change from baseline to follow up (at 12 months).