Faculty of Education of Ciudad Real, University of Castilla-La Mancha, 13071 Ciudad Real, Spain.
Department of Research Methods and Assessment in Education II, Faculty of Education, UNED, Juan del Rosal, 14, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Jan 17;17(2):609. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17020609.
The aim of this study is to experimentally assess the effects of an intervention program through a video game called "Aislados" for the improvement of subjective well-being, mental health and trait emotional intelligence of a sample of adolescents ( = 187). We used well-established measures with appropriate psychometric properties. The study used a quasi-experimental design of pre-test/post-test repeated measurements with a control group. First, a multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) and then descriptive analyses and variance analyses (ANOVAs) were carried out by the adolescents randomly assigned to the experimental and control conditions. Then, a multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) was performed on the study's variables as a whole. Descriptive and covariance analyses of the post-test scores were carried out (ANCOVAs post-test, co-varying pre-test scores), in order to demonstrate the impact of the program. The effect size was reckoned (Cohen's ). The results confirm statistically-significant differences in: Health-Related Quality of life, positive affect and mental health. The study provides an effective intervention tool which has been experimentally validated. The overall results allow for emphasizing the importance of the implementation of programs aimed at encouraging social and emotional learning throughout adolescence as protective resources in fostering emotional and behavioral adjustment in adolescents.
本研究旨在通过名为“Aislados”的视频游戏对干预计划的效果进行实验评估，以提高青少年（n=187）的主观幸福感、心理健康和特质情绪智力。我们使用了具有适当心理测量特性的成熟测量工具。该研究采用了预测试/后测试重复测量的准实验设计，并设有对照组。首先，对随机分配到实验组和对照组的青少年进行了多元方差分析（MANOVA），然后进行了描述性分析和方差分析（ANOVAs）。接着，对研究变量进行了多元协方差分析（MANCOVA）。对后测分数进行了描述性和协方差分析（后测协方差分析，以预测试分数为协变量），以证明该计划的影响。计算了效应量（Cohen's ）。结果证实了以下方面的统计学显著差异：健康相关生活质量、积极情绪和心理健康。该研究提供了一种经过实验验证的有效干预工具。总体结果强调了在整个青春期实施旨在鼓励社会和情感学习的计划的重要性，这些计划是培养青少年情绪和行为调整的保护资源。
