Biophilia – the innate tendency of human beings to focus on and to affiliate with natural life emotionally – occurs spontaneously in school children. In this study we hypothesized that the development of biophilia is facilitated by an active silence training (AST). In AST silent observation is used as a means to achieve self-knowledge, while games are used as away of evoking fascination, i.e. to help directed attention to rest and to be restored. Therefore an experimental protocol was set up with aim to assess how effective the AST would be in restoring the attention of 120 children of a primary school in Aosta (Italy). The results show that the experimental group’s performance on the attention test improved as a result of the AST, without affecting neither systolic nor diastolic blood pressure. Hence, AST seems to be a good way to restore children’s attentional capacity
In questo studio si ipotizza che la biofilia – la naturale tendenza umana a focalizzare l’attenzione sulle forme di vita e ad associarvisi emotivamente – che si manifesta spontaneamente nei bambini già in età scolare, abbia maggiori possibilità di svilupparsi se sostenuta da un training di educazione al silenzio attivo (Active Silence Training; AST). L’AST utilizza l’osservazione silenziosa come strumento di conoscenza di sé e del proprio corpo, il gioco come momento di fascino, cioè una situazione in cui l’attenzione volontaria può “riposare” e rigenerarsi. Abbiamo perciò allestito un protocollo sperimentale al quale hanno partecipato 120 bambini di una scuola elementare di Aosta, teso a valutare l’efficacia dell’AST nella rigenerazione dell’attenzione. I risultati mostrano che la partecipazione all’AST ha migliorato complessivamente la prestazione al compito di attenzione del gruppo sperimentale, senza modificarne l’omeostasi pressoria. L’AST si è rivelato un ottimo strumento per rigenerare la capacità attentiva dei bambini.
Svelare la biofilia nei bambini attraverso l'active silence training: un approccio sperimentale
BARBIERO G;
2007-01-01
Abstract
Biophilia – the innate tendency of human beings to focus on and to affiliate with natural life emotionally – occurs spontaneously in school children. In this study we hypothesized that the development of biophilia is facilitated by an active silence training (AST). In AST silent observation is used as a means to achieve self-knowledge, while games are used as away of evoking fascination, i.e. to help directed attention to rest and to be restored. Therefore an experimental protocol was set up with aim to assess how effective the AST would be in restoring the attention of 120 children of a primary school in Aosta (Italy). The results show that the experimental group’s performance on the attention test improved as a result of the AST, without affecting neither systolic nor diastolic blood pressure. Hence, AST seems to be a good way to restore children’s attentional capacityI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.