Effectiveness of school-based emotional education program: a cluster-randomized controlled trial
Por:
Pericas, C, Clotas, C, Espelt, A, Lopez, MJ, Bosque-Prous, M, Juarez, O, Bartroli, M
Publicada:
1 sep 2022
Ahead of Print:
1 ago 2022
Resumen:
Objectives: The acquisition of emotional competencies through emotional education programs improves both short- and long-term health outcomes. The 1,2,3,emocio ⠁! program directed at children aged 3-5 years aims to promote health through the development of emotional competencies. This study evaluated the effectiveness of the program during its first year of implementation. Study design: Cluster randomized trial.Methods: The information sources were an ad-hoc questionnaire to evaluate emotional competencies and focus group discussions with the teachers implementing the program. For the quantitative data analysis, we compared mean emotional competencies scores pre- and postintervention for the intervention group and the comparison group. We also conducted a multilevel regression with repeated measures, adjusted by sociodemographic variables and stratified by gender and school year. For the qualitative data, we performed a thematic content analysis.Results: The sample consisted of 2625 children (48.4% girls and 49.2% intervention group). Emotional competencies improved in both groups after the school year (P-value < 0.001), but the increase was greater in the intervention group. The multilevel analysis showed an improvement in the final scores attributed to the intervention, especially for those in the first year of preschool [boys: 12.33 points (95% CI 5.51-19.15), girls: 9.66 points (95% CI 3.36-15.96)]. The thematic content analysis also highlighted enhanced emotional competencies in the intervention group. The final scores did not vary by sociodemographic variables.Conclusions: The 1,2,3,emocio ⠁! program had a positive effect on emotional competencies among children, with effectivity being higher among younger children.(c) 2022 The Royal Society for Public Health. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Filiaciones:
Pericas, C:
Agencia Salut Publ Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Univ Pompeu Fabra UPF, Dept Ciencies Expt & Salut, Barcelona, Spain
Clotas, C:
Agencia Salut Publ Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Espelt, A:
Univ Vic Univ Cent Catalunya, Fac Ciencies Salut Manresa, Vic, Spain
CIBER Epidemiol & Salud Publ CIBERESP, Madrid, Spain
Univ Auntonoma Barcelona, Dept Psicobiol & Metodol Ciencies Salut, Barcelona, Spain
Lopez, MJ:
Agencia Salut Publ Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Univ Pompeu Fabra UPF, Dept Ciencies Expt & Salut, Barcelona, Spain
CIBER Epidemiol & Salud Publ CIBERESP, Madrid, Spain
Inst Invest Biomed St Pau, Barcelona, Spain
Bosque-Prous, M:
Univ Oberta Catalunya, Fac Hlth Sci, Barcelona, Spain
Juarez, O:
Agencia Salut Publ Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
CIBER Epidemiol & Salud Publ CIBERESP, Madrid, Spain
Inst Invest Biomed St Pau, Barcelona, Spain
Bartroli, M:
Agencia Salut Publ Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Univ Pompeu Fabra UPF, Dept Ciencies Expt & Salut, Barcelona, Spain
Inst Invest Biomed St Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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