TY - JOUR
T1 - Stress Management in Physical Education Class: An experiential approach To Improve Coping Skills and Reduce Stress Perceptions in Adolescents
AU - Lang, Christin
AU - Feldmeth, Anne
AU - Brand, Serge
AU - Holsboer-Trachsler, Edith
AU - Pühse, Uwe
AU - Gerber, Markus
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - In most physical education (PE) syllabuses, promoting life skills constitutes an important educational objective. The aim of this study was to implement a coping training program (EPHECT) within regular PE and to evaluate its effects on coping and stress among vocational students. Eight classes from a vocational school were selected for study; four were allocated to the intervention group (IG) and four to the control group (CG). The study examined intervention effects between pre- and postintervention, and postintervention and 6-months follow-up. Compared with the CG, the IG showed improved coping skills from pre- to postintervention. From postintervention to follow-up, stress decreased for the IG. A path analysis suggests an indirect effect on stress perception at follow-up via improved adaptive coping skills. The findings support EPHECT as a positive contribution to the development of adaptive coping skills. The project further shows how physical educators can translate psychological theory into practice.
AB - In most physical education (PE) syllabuses, promoting life skills constitutes an important educational objective. The aim of this study was to implement a coping training program (EPHECT) within regular PE and to evaluate its effects on coping and stress among vocational students. Eight classes from a vocational school were selected for study; four were allocated to the intervention group (IG) and four to the control group (CG). The study examined intervention effects between pre- and postintervention, and postintervention and 6-months follow-up. Compared with the CG, the IG showed improved coping skills from pre- to postintervention. From postintervention to follow-up, stress decreased for the IG. A path analysis suggests an indirect effect on stress perception at follow-up via improved adaptive coping skills. The findings support EPHECT as a positive contribution to the development of adaptive coping skills. The project further shows how physical educators can translate psychological theory into practice.
U2 - 10.1123/jtpe.2015-0079
DO - 10.1123/jtpe.2015-0079
M3 - Article
VL - 35
SP - 149
EP - 158
JO - JOURNAL OF TEACHING IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION
JF - JOURNAL OF TEACHING IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION
SN - 0273-5024
IS - 2
ER -