The Effect of Laughter Yoga on Tex Anxiety and Educational Stress

Hacettepe University64 enrolled

Overview

The primary purpose of this study is to examine the effects of laughter therapy on tex anxiety and educational stress in 8th-grade students.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Laughter Therapy Anxiety Stress, Exam

Interventions

laughter yogaBEHAVIORAL

laughter yoga

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 13 YearsMax age: 14 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

The inclusion criteria of the study were determined as being an 8th-grade student, speaking and understanding Turkish, and being able to perform daily life activities. The exclusion criteria of the study were to have undergone a surgical operation in the last three months, and to have uncontrollable blood pressure, diabetes and asthma.

Locations (1)

Bilge KALANLAR

Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Westside Test Anxiety Scale

The Westside Test Anxiety Inventory is a ten-item scale in a single dimension that aims to measure test anxiety. The scale was developed to be used in examining the effect of a program to reduce test anxiety.

Time frame: up to 6 weeks

Secondary Outcomes

Educational stress

It is a self-reported 5-point Likert-type measurement tool consisting of 16 items. The educational stress scale consists of four sub-dimensions: work pressure, course load, success anxiety, and expectation versus hopelessness. In addition to the sub-dimensions in the scale, the total score for the overall scale is calculated.

Time frame: up to 6 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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