Exploratory Pre-Post Study of School-Based Stress Interventions in Primary School Children.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This exploratory, non-randomized pre-post study compares three school-based stress interventions-Yoga, Climbing, and Social-Emotional Learning-in primary school children.

Methods

We compared three low-threshold interventions delivered during regular lessons: (1) a six-week video-guided Yoga sequence (n = 64; grade 3), (2) a 2.5-week social-emotional learning (SEL) module focused on emotion recognition and regulation (n = 60; grade 3), and (3) a two-week Climbing program implemented with a small special-education sample (n = 12). Parallel class-matched controls were included for Yoga and SEL (n = 64 and n = 60, respectively). A quasi-experimental pre-post design was used. Primary outcomes were overall stress and the emotion subdom

SUBMITTER: May I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12561545 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature