Study conducted in children with typical development
Conditions
Interventions
Objectives: to evaluate the effects of 12 weeks of Yoga practice in a public school on the psychosocial behavior of children and the opinion of parents and children on its adequacy to the school envir
G2 - did not perform Yoga (Control). The 12-week intervention was repeated for the Control group after it was completed for the Yoga group. Before and after the intervention, psychosocial aspects were
D011610
Sponsors
Escola de Artes, Ciências e Humanidades - EACH/USP
Eligibility
Age
7 Years to 11 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Children from 7 to 11 years old; students of public school; belonging to Elementary School I; living in the periphery of the city and of both sexes.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Children with a psychiatric disorder.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| As a hypothesis it is expected to find positive effects in the Yoga practicing group in relation to the Control for the psychosocial aspect and thus, it will be possible to recommend the practice of Yoga in schools;The SWAN questionnaire was analyzed using the Wilcoxon Paired Test, where significant improvement was observed after the intervention in the Yoga group only for the Defiant Defiant Disorder variable according to the parents' responses (Yoga: p – value = 0.001; Control: p-value = 0.07). The Mann-Witney test for independent samples identified that there was no significant difference between the Yoga and Control groups in any of the variables evaluated before and after the intervention. In turn, the analysis of the speech revealed that parents and children realized that the practice of Yoga at school brought more calm, concentration and improvements in the quality of interpersonal relationships | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactÉrica Corrêa
Outcome results
None listed