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

• Published in: American 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
• Language: English
• 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

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...