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Dissertation
Biofeedback as an Intervention to Increase Self-Regulation in School-Aged Children in an Urban Charter School
Widener University
01 Jan 2019
Abstract
The present study sought to determine whether biofeedback is an effective intervention in teaching children self-regulation skills and if this improvement in self-regulation can lead to improved school behaviors. Participants were randomly assigned to either a treatment group, in which they received instruction and training using biofeedback interventions, or a control group, in which they remained in their regular education classroom and participated in free time. Participant data of both groups was collected via the Behavior Assessment System for Children, 3rd Edition–Teacher Rating Scale (BASC-3-TRS) and Heart Rate Variability (HRV) measures before and after the program was implemented to assess the relationship between self-regulation and school behaviors. Statistical analysis revealed no significant difference in change scores. However, there were correlations between several variables, indicating that regardless of conditions children with larger HRV change scores also had larger BASC-3 TRS change scores. Several limitations exist in this study, which lead to few significantly statistical findings, such as low number of participants. However, despite the limitations of this study, implications for future research and clinical applications and the importance of further study within this area are evident.
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- Title
- Biofeedback as an Intervention to Increase Self-Regulation in School-Aged Children in an Urban Charter School
- Creators
- Anna Cruz
- Awarding Institution
- Widener University
- Publisher
- Widener University
- Number of pages
- 93
- Resource Type
- Dissertation
- Language
- English
- Other Identifier
- 1085621413; 9781085621410; 991021890005204721