THE EFFECTS OF THE YOGA-BASED PROGRAM ON THE SOCIAL EMOTIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH OF CHILDREN, SOCIAL SKILLS AND QUALITY OF LIFE

NCT ID: NCT05891691

Last Updated: 2023-06-07

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: UNKNOWN
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 68 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2023-10-01
• Study Completion Date: 2024-03-01

Brief Summary

This study was planned to evaluate the effectiveness of a yoga-based psychosocial development program developed in line with the literature to improve the social, emotional and behavioral skills and quality of life of healthy preschool children. Watson's Human Care Model constitutes the theoretical framework of the study. The sample of the study, which will be conducted in a quasi-experimental design with a pre-test-post-test control group, consists of healthy children aged 60-72 months. The g*power 3.1.9.4 program was used to determine the sample size and it was determined that there should be at least 34 people in each group. The program consists of moving music activities, yoga postures accompanied by stories, breathing techniques and self-massage practices. The program will be implemented by the researcher, who has received specialty training in child yoga, for 30 minutes a day, two days a week for 6 weeks. Data will be collected using the Parent and Child Descriptive Data Form, Program Participation Form, Child Self-Assessment Form, Social Emotional Well-Being and Psychological Resilience Scale for Preschool Children, Social Competence and Behavior Rating Scale-30 and Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory. As a result of this study, positive effects are expected on the social, emotional, behavioral skills and quality of life of children to whom the psychosocial development program is applied.

Detailed Description

Preschool years are a critical period in which children acquire physical, mental, emotional and social skills and development progresses rapidly. Psychosocial skills are one of the most important dimensions of development. It is emphasized that there is an important relationship between psychosocial skills and health and well-being. It is reported that socially competent and social-emotionally developed children are better able to cope with stressful situations, this skill increases school readiness, academic self-efficacy and academic success, and improves peer relations and coping skills with emotions. In the literature, school-based intervention programs that facilitate children's coping with stress, enable them to respond constructively to psychological and social difficulties, and help them develop emotion regulation skills are recommended from preschool onwards. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of a psychosocial development program that includes moving music activities, exercises including yoga postures accompanied by stories, breathing techniques and self-massage practices on social-emotional well-being and psychological resilience, social competence, behavior and quality of life of preschool children.

Conditions

Preschool; Yoga; Massage; Psychological Well-Being; Quality of Life

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NON_RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: PREVENTION
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

Intervention Group

In addition to the training program prepared by the classroom teacher, the initiative group will receive a program that includes music activities, yoga postures accompanied by stories, breathing techniques and massage exercises, 2 days a week, 30 minutes a day for 6 weeks.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Music Activities, Yoga, Massage

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

The program begins with music and dance movements using percussion instruments (rhythm stick, stone triangle, drum, cymbal, tambourine, maracas, etc.) and body percussion. In this phase, the children will follow the instructions of the researcher. The goal is to warm up the bodies and musically experience the beginning of the program After the warm-up, yoga postures are combined with breathing techniques that focus on developing awareness of body sensations and feelings.The daily program ends with massage. During the massage application, the children sit in a circle. The massage is performed by the children observing the movements of the researcher on their arms and legs and applying them on their own arms and legs.Yoga postures, breathing techniques, and massage practices are accompanied by stories to ensure children's active participation, encourage their development, and facilitate their acquisition of new approaches.

Control Group

The teachers will continue their education within the program they have prepared.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

Music Activities, Yoga, Massage

The program begins with music and dance movements using percussion instruments (rhythm stick, stone triangle, drum, cymbal, tambourine, maracas, etc.) and body percussion. In this phase, the children will follow the instructions of the researcher. The goal is to warm up the bodies and musically experience the beginning of the program After the warm-up, yoga postures are combined with breathing techniques that focus on developing awareness of body sensations and feelings.The daily program ends with massage. During the massage application, the children sit in a circle. The massage is performed by the children observing the movements of the researcher on their arms and legs and applying them on their own arms and legs.Yoga postures, breathing techniques, and massage practices are accompanied by stories to ensure children's active participation, encourage their development, and facilitate their acquisition of new approaches.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• 60-72 months
• Do not have a health problem that would prevent them from actively participating in group games (attention deficit, hyperactivity, down syndrome, autism, etc.)
• Who have not participated in a similar program before
• Speak and understand Turkish
• Volunteer to participate in the program
• Children whose parents gave consent to participate in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

• She has a contraindication such as heart disease, wilms tumor that would prevent her from doing massage and yoga

• Minimum Eligible Age: 60 Months
• Maximum Eligible Age: 72 Months
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Gazi University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Gökçe Algül

lecturer

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Central Contacts

Gökçe Algül, Lecturer

Role: CONTACT

gokcealgul@gazi.edu.tr

03122026510

Ebru Kılıçarslan Törüner, Professor

Role: CONTACT

ebrutoruner@gazi.edu.tr

0 312 216 29 03

Other Identifiers

Gazi University-GokceAlgul-001

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id