Effects of a Relaxation and Guided Imagery Intervention in School Context

Summary

Specific aims - To test the effects of a relaxation and guided imagery intervention with socioemotional learning content on a range of socioemotional, physiological, cognitive and academic outcomes of school-aged children, measured through self-reports, neuropsychological and physiological measures, as well as teachers and parent's reports.

Conditions

• Mental Health Wellness 1
• Positive and Negative Affect
• Social Skills
• Happiness
• Self Esteem
• Self-Regulation, Emotion
• Anxiety
• Cognitive Change
• Heart Rate Variability
• Stress, Psychological
• Physical Activity

Interventions

OTHER

MindRegulation Intervention

The intervention is developed in class for 15 minutes before learning activities, three times per week, for five months - 57 sessions. Six different scripts with socioemotional learning content (based on CASEL framework) for each of the three themes will be applied.

OTHER

Relaxation

The relaxation condition will be developed in the same way as in RegularMente intervention, but without the guided imagery with SEL component. Relaxation exercises applied in class 15 minutes before learning activities, three times per week, for five months - in a total of 57 sessions.

OTHER

Waiting List Control Group

No Intervention.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Faculdade de Psicologia, Universidade de Lisboa

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• ISCTE-IUL

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• ISAMB - Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Technical University of Lisbon

  collaborator OTHER

• Universidade Católica Portuguesa

  collaborator OTHER

• Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias

  collaborator OTHER

• Universidade Nova de Lisboa

  collaborator OTHER

• Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Iolanda C. Galinha, Phd · Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

DOUBLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

7 Years

Max Age

12 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2023-10-09

Primary Completion

2025-07-30

Completion

2026-06-30

Countries

• Portugal

Study Locations