TY - JOUR
T1 - “The Program Affects Me ’Cause it Gives Away Stress”
T2 - Urban Students’ Qualitative Perspectives on Stress and a School-Based Mindful Yoga Intervention
AU - Dariotis, Jacinda K.
AU - Cluxton-Keller, Fallon
AU - Mirabal-Beltran, Roxanne
AU - Gould, Laura Feagans
AU - Greenberg, Mark T.
AU - Mendelson, Tamar
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2016/11/1
Y1 - 2016/11/1
N2 - Context School-based mindfulness and yoga studies generally measure stress-related outcomes using quantitative measures. Objective This study answers the following research questions: How do youth define stress and in what ways, if any, was a mindful yoga intervention helpful to youth during stress experiences? Design and Subjects To explore youths’ own perspectives on stress, stressors in youths’ lives, and perceived changes in responses to stress post-intervention, we conducted focus group discussions with 22 middle school students from low-income urban communities following a 16-week mindful yoga intervention. Results Using thematic analysis, the following three themes emerged: (1) youth conflated stress with negative emotions; (2) peer and family conflicts were common stressors; and (3) youth reported improved impulse control and emotional regulation following the intervention. Study findings have implications for refining intervention content (e.g., discussions of stress), as well as informing the selection and development of quantitative measures for future research on stress and stress responses in urban youth.
AB - Context School-based mindfulness and yoga studies generally measure stress-related outcomes using quantitative measures. Objective This study answers the following research questions: How do youth define stress and in what ways, if any, was a mindful yoga intervention helpful to youth during stress experiences? Design and Subjects To explore youths’ own perspectives on stress, stressors in youths’ lives, and perceived changes in responses to stress post-intervention, we conducted focus group discussions with 22 middle school students from low-income urban communities following a 16-week mindful yoga intervention. Results Using thematic analysis, the following three themes emerged: (1) youth conflated stress with negative emotions; (2) peer and family conflicts were common stressors; and (3) youth reported improved impulse control and emotional regulation following the intervention. Study findings have implications for refining intervention content (e.g., discussions of stress), as well as informing the selection and development of quantitative measures for future research on stress and stress responses in urban youth.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.explore.2016.08.002
DO - 10.1016/j.explore.2016.08.002
M3 - Article
C2 - 27688017
AN - SCOPUS:85000786830
SN - 1550-8307
VL - 12
SP - 443
EP - 450
JO - Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing
JF - Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing
IS - 6
ER -