Artículo
The effects of an appropriate behavior program on elementary school children social skills development in physical education
Gil Madrona, Pedro; Gutiérrez Marín, Eva Cristina; Cupani, Marcos
; Samalot Rivera, Amaury; Díaz Suárez, Arturo; López Sánchez, Guillermo F.
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Fecha de publicación:
09/2019
Editorial:
Frontiers Media S.A.
Revista:
Frontiers in Psychology
ISSN:
1664-1078
Idioma:
Inglés
Tipo de recurso:
Artículo publicado
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Resumen
The purpose of this study was to see the effects of an appropriate behavior development program in relation to the improvement of fair play and social skills behaviors of elementary school children during the physical education class. The participants of this study were 204 students from 5th and 6th grade from seven different public schools in Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. Data was collected through a questionnaire to measure students' pre and post appropriate behaviors when winning, appropriate behaviors when loosing, appropriate behaviors during the game, fair play skills and social skills, during the physical education class. Results from this study revealed that participants improved their behaviors with the implementation of the intervention (appropriate behavior program), generating positive changes in students? attitudes and social skills during physical education class. In relation to children gender, girls had better scores than boys in relation to appropriate behaviors when losing. Further, when comparing students' age, those from 10 to 11 years old scored higher in fair play behaviors and social skills. In conclusion, the intervention program was effective to improve the behaviors of the school children, generating positive changes in their attitudes and social skills during physical education.
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Articulos de INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES PSICOLOGICAS
Articulos de INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES PSICOLOGICAS
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Gil Madrona, Pedro; Gutiérrez Marín, Eva Cristina; Cupani, Marcos; Samalot Rivera, Amaury; Díaz Suárez, Arturo; et al.; The effects of an appropriate behavior program on elementary school children social skills development in physical education; Frontiers Media S.A.; Frontiers in Psychology; 10; 1998; 9-2019; 1-8
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