The Effect of a Games-Based Intervention on Wellbeing in Adolescent Girls

Autor/inn/en	Murphy, John; Sweeney, Mary Rose; McGrane, Bronagh
Titel	The Effect of a Games-Based Intervention on Wellbeing in Adolescent Girls
Quelle	In: Health Education Journal, 81 (2022) 4, S.463-478 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Murphy, John)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0017-8969
DOI	10.1177/00178969221090583
Schlagwörter	Game Based Learning; Well Being; Females; Self Determination; Early Adolescents; Self Efficacy; Life Style; Physical Activity Level; Foreign Countries; Athletics; Physical Activities; Depression (Psychology); Anxiety; Physical Fitness; Ireland; Beck Depression Inventory; Beck Anxiety Inventory + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Weibliches Geschlecht; Selbstbestimmung; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Lebensstil; Ausland; Leichtathletik; Angst; Leistungsfähigkeit; Irland
Abstract	Objective: To examine the impact of a self-determination theory-informed school-based lunchtime games intervention on wellbeing and symptoms of anxiety and depression among adolescent girls in Ireland. Design: Non-randomised controlled intervention design. Method: This self-determination theory-informed intervention consisted of lunchtime games for girls aged 13 ± 0.7 years, 3 days a week. After a 2-week 'sampling' period, students self-selected to 0, 1, 2 or 3 days of lunchtime games. Intervention and control groups were compared by pre- and post-testing. Participants were included in the intervention design via a survey to ascertain the most popular games and activities at the outset. Results: Participating in games twice a week led to significant decreases (p < 0.01) in symptoms of anxiety and depression while the control group showed significant increases (p < 0.01) in symptoms of anxiety and depression. Mental wellbeing significantly (p < 0.01) increased among those who participated two and three times a week. Increases in mental wellbeing were similar in effect size to increases in self-efficacy. Conclusion: Higher frequencies of physical activity led to increased mental health. Self-efficacy may act as an underlying mechanism for increases in mental health through physical activity. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01