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      “The program affects me ‘cause it gives away stress”: Urban Students’ Qualitative Perspectives on Stress and a School-Based Mindful Yoga Intervention

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          School-based mindfulness and yoga studies generally measure stress-related outcomes using quantitative measures. This study answers the following research questions: how do youth define stress and in what ways, if any, was a mindful yoga intervention helpful to youth during experiences of stress. To explore youths’ own perspectives on stress, stressors in youths’ lives, and perceived changes in responses to stress post-intervention, we conducted focus group discussions with 22 middle school students from low-income urban communities following a 16-week mindful yoga intervention. Using thematic analysis, three themes emerged: (1) youth conflated stress with negative emotions; (2) peer and family conflicts were common stressors; and (3) youth reported improved impulse control and emotional regulation following the intervention. Study findings have implications for refining intervention content (e.g., discussions of stress), as well as informing the selection and development of quantitative measures for future research on stress and stress responses in urban youth.

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          Journal
          101233160
          32897
          Explore (NY)
          Explore (NY)
          Explore (New York, N.Y.)
          1550-8307
          1878-7541
          9 October 2016
          18 August 2016
          Nov-Dec 2016
          01 November 2017
          : 12
          : 6
          : 443-450
          Affiliations
          [1 ]College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
          [2 ]Department of Population, Family, and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
          [3 ]Minds Incorporated, Washington, DC
          [4 ]Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
          [5 ]Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
          Author notes
          Please address correspondence to Dr. Jacinda K. Dariotis, College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services, Evaluation Services Center, The University of Cincinnati, CRC 3343, 3840 Bearcat Way, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0175; jacinda.dariotis@ 123456uc.edu ; phone: (513) 556-9056; fax: (513) 556-3516
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          PMC5140691 PMC5140691 5140691 nihpa819493
          10.1016/j.explore.2016.08.002
          5140691
          27688017
          94d14a15-8f2e-42c5-8531-a9de14eb4e69
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          schools,stress,mindfulness,yoga,qualitative,youth
          schools, stress, mindfulness, yoga, qualitative, youth

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