Doing PAX Things: Swedish 3rd Grade Students’ Feelings and Attitudes Towards Participation in PAX Good Behavior Game
(2023) PSPR14 20231Department of Psychology
- Abstract
- PAX Good Behavior Game (PAX-GBG) is a school-based intervention which has been shown to increase student’s self-regulation, promote prosocial behaviors, and inhibit challenging behaviors. However, little is known about how participating students feel about the intervention. In this study, we conducted semi-structured interviews and surveys with 3rd grade students in Sweden to examine their feelings about and attitudes towards working with PAX-GBG. Interview data was analyzed using thematic analysis, resulting in five themes: ‘enjoying our PAX-classroom’, ‘I can do this’, ‘it’s tough (sometimes)’, ‘making sense’, and ‘grease for the wheels’. Results from the survey indicated that participants had mostly positive feelings when participating... (More)
- PAX Good Behavior Game (PAX-GBG) is a school-based intervention which has been shown to increase student’s self-regulation, promote prosocial behaviors, and inhibit challenging behaviors. However, little is known about how participating students feel about the intervention. In this study, we conducted semi-structured interviews and surveys with 3rd grade students in Sweden to examine their feelings about and attitudes towards working with PAX-GBG. Interview data was analyzed using thematic analysis, resulting in five themes: ‘enjoying our PAX-classroom’, ‘I can do this’, ‘it’s tough (sometimes)’, ‘making sense’, and ‘grease for the wheels’. Results from the survey indicated that participants had mostly positive feelings when participating in the activities of PAX-GBG. We conclude that participants had generally positive attitudes and feelings regarding the use of PAX-GBG in their classroom, indicating that the method is appreciated and well adjusted to its recipients. Additionally, many shared the perception that the intervention was helpful in promoting appropriate behaviors and inhibiting inappropriate behaviors in the classroom. This is in line with previous findings on the method’s effectiveness, suggesting that group-level impacts found in quantitative studies may also be noted by individual students. (Less)
- Popular Abstract (Swedish)
- PAX Good Behavior Game (PAX-GBG) är en skolbaserad intervention som har visats öka elevers självreglering, främja prosociala beteenden och hämma utmanande beteenden. Det finns dock begränsad kunskap kring hur deltagande elever känner inför interventionen. Vi genomförde semistrukturerade intervjuer och enkätundersökningar med elever i 3:e klass i Sverige för att undersöka deras känslor kring och attityder till att arbeta med PAX-GBG. Intervjudata analyserades med tematisk analys, vilket resulterade i fem teman: ‘enjoying our PAX-classroom’, ‘I can do this’, ‘it’s tough (sometimes)’, ‘making sense’, och ‘grease for the wheels’. Resultaten från enkätundersökningen indikerade att deltagarna hade mestadels positiva känslor när PAX-GBG användes... (More)
- PAX Good Behavior Game (PAX-GBG) är en skolbaserad intervention som har visats öka elevers självreglering, främja prosociala beteenden och hämma utmanande beteenden. Det finns dock begränsad kunskap kring hur deltagande elever känner inför interventionen. Vi genomförde semistrukturerade intervjuer och enkätundersökningar med elever i 3:e klass i Sverige för att undersöka deras känslor kring och attityder till att arbeta med PAX-GBG. Intervjudata analyserades med tematisk analys, vilket resulterade i fem teman: ‘enjoying our PAX-classroom’, ‘I can do this’, ‘it’s tough (sometimes)’, ‘making sense’, och ‘grease for the wheels’. Resultaten från enkätundersökningen indikerade att deltagarna hade mestadels positiva känslor när PAX-GBG användes i klassrummet. Vi drog slutsatsen att deltagarna hade generellt positiva attityder och känslor angående sitt deltagande i PAX-GBG, vilket indikerar att metoden är uppskattad och att den är väl anpassad till sina mottagare. Vi fann även att många delade uppfattningen att interventionen var behjälplig i att främja lämpliga beteenden och hämma olämpliga beteenden i klassrummet. Detta stämmer överens med tidigare forskningsfynd gällande metodens effektivitet, vilket tyder på att de effekter man tidigare funnit på gruppnivå i kvantitativa studier också kan märkas av individuella elever. (Less)
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- author
- Hübinette, Emma LU and Uden, Stina LU
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- Elinor Schad LU
- organization
- course
- PSPR14 20231
- year
- 2023
- type
- H3 - Professional qualifications (4 Years - )
- subject
- language
- English
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- 9129008
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- 2023-07-03 08:09:10
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author = {{Hübinette, Emma and Uden, Stina}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Doing PAX Things: Swedish 3rd Grade Students’ Feelings and Attitudes Towards Participation in PAX Good Behavior Game}},
year = {{2023}},
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