The Effects of an Appropriate Behavior Program on Elementary School Children Social Skills Development in Physical Education

The purpose of this study was to see the effects of an appropriate behavior development program in relation to the improvement of fair play and social skills behaviors of elementary school children during the physical education class. The participants of this study were 204 students from 5th and 6th...

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Main Authors: Pedro Gil-Madrona, Eva Cristina Gutiérrez-Marín, Marcos Cupani, Amaury Samalot-Rivera, Arturo Díaz-Suárez, Guillermo F. López-Sánchez
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Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01998/full
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spelling doaj-1444eee7bd7c4a40b50da9eeee8b76a82020-11-25T01:35:08ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782019-09-011010.3389/fpsyg.2019.01998472265The Effects of an Appropriate Behavior Program on Elementary School Children Social Skills Development in Physical EducationPedro Gil-Madrona0Eva Cristina Gutiérrez-Marín1Marcos Cupani2Amaury Samalot-Rivera3Arturo Díaz-Suárez4Guillermo F. López-Sánchez5Faculty of Education of Albacete, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Albacete, SpainFaculty of Education of Albacete, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Albacete, SpainUniversidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, ArgentinaThe College at Brockport, The State University of New York, New York, NY, United StatesFaculty of Sport Sciences, University of Murcia, Murcia, SpainFaculty of Sport Sciences, University of Murcia, Murcia, SpainThe purpose of this study was to see the effects of an appropriate behavior development program in relation to the improvement of fair play and social skills behaviors of elementary school children during the physical education class. The participants of this study were 204 students from 5th and 6th grade from seven different public schools in Castilla–La Mancha, Spain. Data was collected through a questionnaire to measure students’ pre and post appropriate behaviors when winning, appropriate behaviors when loosing, appropriate behaviors during the game, fair play skills and social skills, during the physical education class. Results from this study revealed that participants improved their behaviors with the implementation of the intervention (appropriate behavior program), generating positive changes in students’ attitudes and social skills during physical education class. In relation to children gender, girls had better scores than boys in relation to appropriate behaviors when losing. Further, when comparing students’ age, those from 10 to 11 years old scored higher in fair play behaviors and social skills. In conclusion, the intervention program was effective to improve the behaviors of the school children, generating positive changes in their attitudes and social skills during physical education.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01998/fullappropriate behaviorssocial skillsgamessportsphysical educationelementary education
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author Pedro Gil-Madrona
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Marcos Cupani
Amaury Samalot-Rivera
Arturo Díaz-Suárez
Guillermo F. López-Sánchez
spellingShingle Pedro Gil-Madrona
Eva Cristina Gutiérrez-Marín
Marcos Cupani
Amaury Samalot-Rivera
Arturo Díaz-Suárez
Guillermo F. López-Sánchez
The Effects of an Appropriate Behavior Program on Elementary School Children Social Skills Development in Physical Education
Frontiers in Psychology
appropriate behaviors
social skills
games
sports
physical education
elementary education
author_facet Pedro Gil-Madrona
Eva Cristina Gutiérrez-Marín
Marcos Cupani
Amaury Samalot-Rivera
Arturo Díaz-Suárez
Guillermo F. López-Sánchez
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title The Effects of an Appropriate Behavior Program on Elementary School Children Social Skills Development in Physical Education
title_short The Effects of an Appropriate Behavior Program on Elementary School Children Social Skills Development in Physical Education
title_full The Effects of an Appropriate Behavior Program on Elementary School Children Social Skills Development in Physical Education
title_fullStr The Effects of an Appropriate Behavior Program on Elementary School Children Social Skills Development in Physical Education
title_full_unstemmed The Effects of an Appropriate Behavior Program on Elementary School Children Social Skills Development in Physical Education
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series Frontiers in Psychology
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publishDate 2019-09-01
description The purpose of this study was to see the effects of an appropriate behavior development program in relation to the improvement of fair play and social skills behaviors of elementary school children during the physical education class. The participants of this study were 204 students from 5th and 6th grade from seven different public schools in Castilla–La Mancha, Spain. Data was collected through a questionnaire to measure students’ pre and post appropriate behaviors when winning, appropriate behaviors when loosing, appropriate behaviors during the game, fair play skills and social skills, during the physical education class. Results from this study revealed that participants improved their behaviors with the implementation of the intervention (appropriate behavior program), generating positive changes in students’ attitudes and social skills during physical education class. In relation to children gender, girls had better scores than boys in relation to appropriate behaviors when losing. Further, when comparing students’ age, those from 10 to 11 years old scored higher in fair play behaviors and social skills. In conclusion, the intervention program was effective to improve the behaviors of the school children, generating positive changes in their attitudes and social skills during physical education.
topic appropriate behaviors
social skills
games
sports
physical education
elementary education
url https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01998/full
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