Harnessing coaching skills for children’s mental health and well-being
Keywords:
environment, productivity, coaching, personal transformation, retrospective analysis
Abstract
The power of the environment in shaping children’s productivity is truly remarkable. Many children nowadays are absorbed in trivial activities and artificial entertainment, often overlooking the real-life world surrounding them. As Tolstoy famously wrote, “Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” Coaching, as a skill, has gained significant traction globally. Through mastering this skill, individuals can courageously embark on their personal transformation and navigate the “inner game” within their minds. This research draws from Slovenian and foreign literature alongside empirical research utilizing statistical methods. It adopts a retrospective approach, examining past influences through quantitative data evaluation, including surveys with children and teachers. The current topic aims to illuminate the positive significance and impact of coaching skills on children. Moreover, it intends to introduce a new skill set to educational institutions, thereby integrating coaching skills into the teaching process.
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Bergin, A. E., & Garfield, S. L. (Eds.). (1994). Handbook Of Psychotherapy And Behavior Change (4th Ed.). John Wiley & Sons.
Brackett, M. A., & Rivers, S. E. (2014). Transforming students‘ lives with social and emotional learning. Phi delta kappan, 96(2), 8-13. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203148211
Bradley, R. H., & Corwyn, R. F. (2002). Socioeconomic status and child development. Annual review of psychology, 53(1), 371-399. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.psych.53.100901.135233
Bronfenbrenner, U. (1979). The ecology of human development: Experiments by nature and design. Harvard university press.
Conger, R. D., & Donnellan, M. B. (2007). An interactionist perspective on the socioeconomic context of human development. Annual review of psychology, 58(1), 175-199. https://doi. org/10.1146/annurev.psych.58.110405.085551
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García Coll, C., Lamberty, G., Jenkins, R., McAdoo, H. P., Crnic, K., Wasik, B. H., & Vázquez García, H. (1996). An integrative model for the study of developmental competencies in minority children. Child development, 67(5), 1891-1914. https://doi.org/10.2307/1131600
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Goleman, D. (1995). Emotional intelligence: Why it can matter more than IQ. Bantam books.
Grant, A. M. (2003). The impact of life coaching on goal attainment, metacognition, and men- tal health. Social Behavior and Personality: An International Journal, 31(3), 253-263. https://doi.org/10.2224/sbp.2003.31.3.253
Grant, A. M. (2016). The third ‚generation‘ of coaching: Creating a culture of quality conversations. Coaching: An International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice, 10(1), 37-52. https://doi.org/10.1080/17521882.2016.1266005
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Johnson, D. W., & Johnson, R. T. (1994). Learning together and alone: Cooperative, competitive, and individualistic learning (3rd ed.). Allyn and Bacon.
Jones, R. J., Woods, S. A., & Guillaume, Y. R. F. (2015). The effectiveness of workplace coaching: A meta-analysis of learning and performance outcomes from coaching. Journal of occupational and organizational psychology, 89(2), 249-277. https://doi.org/10.1111/joop.12119
Lane, D. A. (2007). Training school psychologists to be child advocates: Implementing an ecological perspective. In M. E. Getz & J. L. Pretti-Frontczak (Eds.), early childhood education: becoming a professional (pp. 199-214). Pearson Education.
Schroeder, N. L., & Cenkci, A. T. (2020). Do measures of cognitive load explain the spatial split-attention principle in multimedia learning environments? A systematic review. Journal of educational psychology, 112(2), 254-270. https://doi.org/10.1037/edu0000372
Passmore, J., & Fillery-Travis, A. (2011). A critical review of executive coaching research: A decade of progress and what’s to come. Coaching: an international journal of theory, research and practice, 4(2), 70-88. https://doi.org/10.1080/17521882.2011.596484
Reynolds, A. J., & Ou, S. R. (2011). Pathways to early educational achievement and behavior: The role of family, school, and community. In K. McCartney & D. Phillips (Eds.), Handbook of early childhood development (pp. 339-366). Blackwell Publishing.
Rubin, K. H., Bukowski, W. M., & Parker, J. G. (2006). Peer interactions, relationships, and groups. In W. Damon & R. M. Lerner (Eds.), Handbook of child psychology: Vol. 3. Social, emotional, and personality development (6th ed.) (pp. 571-645). John wiley & sons.
Rucska, A., Lakatos, C., & Perge, A. (2021). Mental Health Status of the Population of a Hungarian Disadvantaged Region. Studies in Educational Management, 9, 30-42. https://doi. org/10.32038/sem.2021.09.03
Schunk, D. H., & Ertmer, P. A. (2000). Self-regulation and academic learning: Self-efficacy enhancing interventions. In M. Boekaerts, P. R. Pintrich, & M. Zeidner (Eds.), Handbook of self-regulation (pp. 631-649). Academic Press.
Seligman, M. E., & Csikszentmihalyi, M. (2000). Positive psychology: An introduction. American psychologist, 55(1), 5-14. https://doi.org/10.1037/0003-066X.55.1.5
Haryanto, S., Jemmy, Rumbiak, H., Batubara, F. A., & Apriyanti, E. (2024). Evaluation the impact of digital technology on children’s mental health and psychological wellbeing. World psychology, 3(2), 219-232. Retrieved from https://www.researchgate.net/publica- tion/382447636_Evaluation_the_Impact_of_Digital_Technology_on_Children‘s_Mental_ Health_and_Psychological_Wellbeing
Spence, G. B., & Grant, A. M. (2007). Professional and peer life coaching and the enhancement of goal striving and well-being: An exploratory study. The journal of positive psychology, 2(3), 185-194. https://doi.org/10.1080/17439760701228896
Stober, D. R., & Grant, A. M. (2006). Evidence-based coaching handbook: Putting best practices to work for your clients. John wiley & sons.
Sylva, K., Melhuish, E., Sammons, P., Siraj-Blatchford, I., & Taggart, B. (2004). The effective provision of pre-school education (EPPE) project: Final report. Department for education and skills. Research report rr578.
Whitmore, J. (2002). Coaching for performance: Growing human potential and purpose (3rd ed.). Nicholas brealey publishing.
World Health Organization. (2021). Mental health of adolescents. Retrieved from https:// www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/adolescent-mental-health
Published
2024-11-05
How to Cite
Cajnko, P., Cajnko, K., & Gomboc, T. (2024). Harnessing coaching skills for children’s mental health and well-being. Interacción Y Perspectiva, 15(1), 304-317. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14031943
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