The Effect of an Active Breaks Program on Primary School Students’ Executive Functions and Emotional Intelligence

• Julián A. Muñoz-Parreño ^[1] ; Noelia Belando-Pedreño ^[2] ; David Manzano-Sánchez ^[1] ; Alfonso Valero-Valenzuela ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad de Murcia

     Universidad de Murcia

     Murcia, España

     
  2. [2] Universidad Europea de Madrid

     Universidad Europea de Madrid

     Madrid, España

     
• Localización: Psicothema, ISSN-e 1886-144X, ISSN 0214-9915, Vol. 33, Nº. 3, 2021 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Monográfico Mariano Yela), págs. 466-472
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.7334/psicothema2020.201
• Títulos paralelos:
  • El Efecto de un Programa de Descansos Activos en las Funciones Ejecutivas y la Inteligencia Emocional de Estudiantes de Primaria.
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  • español

    Antecedentes: los descansos activos (periodos de tiempo de actividad física durante las clases lectivas) han mostrado resultados muy positivos en las funciones ejecutivas y la inteligencia emocional. Método: una muestra de 166 estudiantes de Primaria (83 alumnos como grupo experimental y 83 como grupo control) participaron en este estudio. El grupo experimental recibió 20 periodos semanales de descansos activos (de 5-10 minutos, 3-5 veces al día, durante 17 semanas) combinando la actividad física con el contenido curricular y el aprendizaje cooperativo e inteligencia emocional. Resultados: el grupo experimental mejoró todas las funciones ejecutivas que fueron analizadas, así como el control del estrés, el estado de ánimo y en el índice global de inteligencia emocional. Conclusiones: un programa de descansos activos, unido al aprendizaje cooperativo y a la enseñanza de contenidos curriculares, puede ser válido para mejorar el funcionamiento cognitivo de estudiantes de Primaria, así como lograr unos resultados beneficiosos en la inteligencia emocional, siendo importante realizar periodos cortos de manera frecuente en vez de largos periodos de descansos activos esporádicamente.

  • English

    Background: Active breaks (ABs) (periods of physical activity during lessons) have demonstrated very positive results on executive functions (EFs) and emotional intelligence (EI). Method: A sample of 166 Primary school students (83 students in the experimental group and 83 in the control) was involved in this study. The experimental group received 20 periods of weekly ABs (a period of 5-10 minutes, 3-5 times a day for 17 weeks), where physical activity (PA) was combined with curricular content (CC), cooperative work (CM) and EI. Results: The students in the experimental group improved in all the EF variables and the EI mood, stress management and global indices. Conclusions: An AB program, along with CM and CC teaching, can be used to improve the primary school students’ cognitive functioning as well as to achieve beneficial results in EI. It is important to carry out short ABs regularly instead of sporadic longer ABs.

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