The Impact of Teacher Nonverbal Behaviors on Children's Intergroup Attitudes and Mental Health
Stress, Psychological, Stress, Emotional
About this trial
This is an interventional basic science trial for Stress, Psychological
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- children older than 54 months
- children younger than 102 months
- children who are part of an existing database managed by the investigators
- children whose parents agreed to be contacted during community events
Exclusion Criteria:
- consent of the parent
- assent of participant
- parent and participant both fluent in English
Sites / Locations
- University of Hawaii at Manoa
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Experimental
Experimental
No Intervention
Positive Condition
Negative Condition
No Cues Condition
Students will be assigned to a group that receives positive nonverbal teacher behaviors. At the beginning of the session participants will learn that there are three groups of students at a school, and the groups are identifiable by t-shirt color. They will be joining one of the groups and will be given a t-shirt to wear. They then view a series of interactions where a teacher directs positive nonverbal behaviors to students in the same t-shirt color and negative nonverbal behaviors to students in another t-shirt color. Intervention: Assigned to positive group
Students will be assigned to a group that receives negative nonverbal teacher behaviors. At the beginning of the session participants will learn that there are three groups of students at a school, and the groups are identifiable by t-shirt color. They will be joining one of the groups and will be given a t-shirt to wear. They then view a series of interactions where a teacher directs negative nonverbal behaviors to students in the same t-shirt color and positive nonverbal behaviors to students in another t-shirt color. Intervention: Assigned to negative group
Students will be assigned to a group that receives no nonverbal teacher behaviors. At the beginning of the session participants will learn that there are three groups of students at a school, and the groups are identifiable by t-shirt color. They will be joining one of the groups and will be given a t-shirt to wear. They then view a series of interactions where a teacher directs positive nonverbal behaviors to students in a different t-shirt color and negative nonverbal behaviors to students in a different t-shirt color. Students wearing the same t-shirt color as the participant never interact with the teacher.