The Impact of Entertainment Education for Social and Emotional Learning in Elementary Schools

Background: Educational Entertainment (EE) is a promising delivery method for Social and Emotional Learning interventions focused on mental illness stigma reduction. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the changes in students' self-reported empathy and mental illness stigma after...

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Published inAmerican journal of health education Vol. 51; no. 5; pp. 299 - 309
Main Authors Hubley, Sam, Moldow, Erika, Robbins, Curtis, Harper, Brian, Martin, Carmen, Zhou, Shuo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Reston Routledge 02.09.2020
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Attitude Change
Bipolar disorder
Consciousness Raising
Dramatic Play
Education
Educational Practices
Elementary School Students
Emotions
Empathy
Entertainment
Gender Differences
Illnesses
Individual Differences
Intervention
Learning
Mental Disorders
Middle School Students
Middle Schools
Schools
Skills
Social & emotional learning
Social discrimination learning
Statistical analysis
Stigma
Student Attitudes
Students
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Summary:Background: Educational Entertainment (EE) is a promising delivery method for Social and Emotional Learning interventions focused on mental illness stigma reduction. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the changes in students' self-reported empathy and mental illness stigma after participating in an EE intervention about coping with bipolar disorder delivered in a live-play format. Methods: Participants were 121 elementary and middle school students who completed assessment pre and post performance. Results: Findings from this within-subjects evaluation revealed no changes in empathy, but a small, statistically significant improvement in mental illness stigma. EE may be a viable intervention for systematically improving SEL skills on a broader level. Translation to Health Education Practice: This study adds support to the viability of EE as an intervention approach for improving mental illness stigma and Social and Emotional Learning skills for large numbers of elementary-aged students. A AJHE Self-Study quiz is online for this article via the SHAPE America Online Institute (SAOI) http://portal.shapeamerica.org/trn-Webinars
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ISSN:1932-5037
2168-3751
DOI:10.1080/19325037.2020.1795751