Interventions in the physical education classes and student’s mental health: Protocol study

Authors

  • Gicele de Oliveira Karini da Cunha Instituto Federal Sul-rio-grandense, Campus Pelotas, Departamento de Educação Física, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Escola Superior de Educação Física, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0493-0195
  • Tiago Wally Hartwig Instituto Federal Sul-rio-grandense, Campus Bagé, Departamento de Educação Física, Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Escola Superior de Educação Física, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9582-1826
  • Gabriel Gustavo Bergmann Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Escola Superior de Educação Física, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6275-0232

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12820/rbafs.28e0302

Keywords:

Anxiety, Depression, Exercise, Students, Clinical trial

Abstract

Anxiety and depression are important mental health problems among young people. Physical exercise has been shown to be effective in preventing and reducing these problems. However, further studies considering different types and contexts of practice are needed to better understand the effects of physical exercise on the mental health of this population. This article describes the protocol of a randomized clinical trial that has as objective to evaluate the effects of the insertion of diaphragmatic breathing exercises (intervention group 1), cardiorespiratory and strength exercises (intervention group 2), and cooperative sports activities (intervention group 3) during physical education (PE) classes on adolescent mental health. Adolescent schoolchildren (14 to 19 years old) from two campuses of the Federal Institute Sul-rio-grandense (IFSUL) will participate in the study, randomized into three intervention groups and a comparator group (CG). The intervention will last 12 weeks and will take place during PE classes with two weekly sessions on one of the campuses and three weekly sessions on the other. Mental health will be considered from the symptoms of anxiety and depression. As secondary outcomes, self-concept, quality of life, cognitive failures, sleep indicators and physical fitness indicators will be analyzed. Demographic, socioeconomic, anthropometric, clinical and behavioral variables will also be analyzed. Measurements will be performed pre and post intervention and the effects will be analyzed in terms of time, groups and groups*time interaction. The hypotheses are that the intervention groups will reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression compared to the CG, and that the intervention group 3 (cooperative sports activities) will have additional mental health benefits.

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2023-07-27

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Cunha G de OK da, Hartwig TW, Bergmann GG. Interventions in the physical education classes and student’s mental health: Protocol study. Rev. Bras. Ativ. Fís. Saúde [Internet]. 2023 Jul. 27 [cited 2024 Jul. 3];28:1-9. Available from: https://rbafs.org.br/RBAFS/article/view/15012

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