“The Program Affects Me ’Cause it Gives Away Stress”: Urban Students’ Qualitative Perspectives on Stress and a School-Based Mindful Yoga Intervention

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• 作者：Jacinda K. Dariotis ; PhD ; MAS ; MA ; MS¹ ; ² ; ^{jacinda.dariotis@gmail.com} ; Fallon Cluxton-Keller ; MA ; PhD² ; Roxanne Mirabal-Beltran ; MS ; RN² ; Laura Feagans Gould ; PhD³ ; Mark T. Greenberg ; PhD⁴ ; Tamar Mendelson ; PhD⁵
• 关键词：stress ; mindfulness ; yoga ; qualitative ; youth ; schools
• 刊名：EXPLORE: The Journal of Science and Healing
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：November-December 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：12
• 期：6
• 页码：443-450
• 全文大小：173 K
• 卷排序：12

文摘

School-based mindfulness and yoga studies generally measure stress-related outcomes using quantitative measures.ObjectiveThis 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 SubjectsTo 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.ResultsUsing 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.