Investigating the Effect of Mandala Coloring Activity on Test Anxiety: A Randomized Controlled Trial
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 招募中
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 62
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Change from test anxiety values at two hours
研究概览
简要总结
This study aims to investigate the effect of mandala coloring activity on test anxiety of nursing students.
详细描述
University life poses various challenges for students, such as being away from family, financial difficulties, and exam anxiety, which can increase stress levels. Test anxiety, a form of situation-specific anxiety, negatively impacts students' academic performance and well-being by reducing concentration and learning efficiency. The combination of theoretical and clinical demands in nursing education further amplifies stress, making it a particularly challenging field for students.
This study is a randomized controlled experimental research conducted between December 2, 2024, and January 13, 2025. The study population consists of nursing students enrolled in the Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing course at a private university during the 2024-2025 academic year. Based on sample size calculations conducted using the G*Power program, considering similar studies and measurement methods, it was determined that 26 students per group are required. Accounting for potential data loss, it is planned to conduct the study with a total of 62 students, 32 in each group.
Students will be informed about the research, and those who voluntarily agree to participate will complete a "Demographic Characteristics Form" and a pre-test using the "Test Anxiety Inventory." Subsequently, students will be randomly assigned to the intervention and control groups in a 1:1 ratio using a random numbers table, with 31 students in each group. Students in the intervention group will be provided with mandala templates and coloring materials. They will be asked to color for 15 minutes twice a week over a two-month period. Email reminders will be sent to the students about the coloring sessions, and they will submit their completed mandalas to the researchers every Friday. Students who fail to complete two consecutive coloring sessions will be excluded from the study. Thirty minutes before the exam, the "Test Anxiety Inventory" will be applied as a post-test, and the study will be concluded. The data obtained will be subjected to statistical analysis, and the process of writing the manuscript will follow.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Supportive Care
- 盲法
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
盲法说明
Single: The outcome assessor did not know which group they were assigned to.
入排标准
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Being a student enrolled in the Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing course at the selected private university.
- •Proficiency in the Turkish language.
- •Having no physical disability that would hinder coloring activities.
- •Willingness to participate voluntarily.
排除标准
- •Students with psychological diagnoses such as anxiety or depression.
- •Students who do not fully complete the questionnaire/survey forms.
- •Students who neglect mandala coloring for two consecutive sessions.
研究组 & 干预措施
Control Group
Non intervention. "Demographic Characteristics Form" and a pre-test using the "Test Anxiety Inventory." Thirty minutes before the exam, the "Test Anxiety Inventory" will be applied as a post-test.
Mandala Group
Students in the intervention group will be provided with mandala templates and coloring materials. They will be asked to color for 15 minutes twice a week over a two-month period. Email reminders will be sent to the students about the coloring sessions, and they will submit their completed mandalas to the researchers every Friday.
"Demographic Characteristics Form" and a pre-test using the "Test Anxiety Inventory." Thirty minutes before the exam, the "Test Anxiety Inventory" will be applied as a post-test.
干预措施: Mandala Coloring (Other)
结局指标
主要结局
Change from test anxiety values at two hours
时间窗: At the beginning of the study irst admission. Two months later.
The items of the scale was created by including 50 anxiety statements developed by Baltaş (1999) with permission. The reliability analysis of the scale was conducted with the participation of 206 undergraduate students studying in Nursing, Physical Education Teaching, and Science Education departments. Data obtained from the application were subjected to factor analysis. As a result of the analysis, 12 items were removed from the scale due to factor load values being below 0.40, and 4 items were excluded for being non-discriminative (overlapping). The remaining 34 items were distributed across five sub-dimensions, with factor loadings ranging from 0.41 to 0.74. The scale is in a 5-point Likert format, and the internal reliability coefficient of the scale was calculated as Cronbach's Alpha (α) = 0.87.
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Nursemin ÜNAL
Associate Professor
Ankara University