Reducing Examination Anxiety Through Emotional Freedom Techniques: A Randomized Controlled Trial Among Somali Students
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 62
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Anxiety
研究概览
简要总结
This study aims to determine the effects of the Emotional Freedom Technique applied before exams on coping with stress and anxiety.
详细描述
This experimental randomized controlled trial assigned participants to two groups: the EFT Group (n=31) and the Breathing Group (n=31). Each group received two intervention sessions, held one week apart, prior to the midterm exams. Final assessments were conducted one week after the exams. Data collection tools included the Visual Analog Scale for Anxiety to measure anxiety levels, and the Coping Styles with Stress Scale.
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
- None
入排标准
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Turkish proficiency, willingness to participate in the study voluntarily
排除标准
- •The student has coordination and language problems, any diagnosed psychiatric disorder or epilepsy
研究组 & 干预措施
EFT Group
Participants in the intervention group received two 45-55 minute EFT sessions one week before the exam.
干预措施: Emotional Freedom Technique (Other)
Breath Group
Participants in the comparison group received two sessions of 15-20 minutes of breathing exercises one week before the exam.
干预措施: Breath Group (Other)
结局指标
主要结局
Anxiety
时间窗: 10 minütes
Anxiety levels were assessed using the Visual Analog Scale. Students were asked to indicate their anxiety levels on a 10-cm-long horizontal line. The line begins with a 0 and ends with a 10. A 10 indicates extreme anxiety, while a 0 indicates no anxiety. The VAS scale is frequently used to assess anxiety severity.
Stress Coping Styles
时间窗: 10 minütes
The Styles of Coping Scale (SCSS) was used to measure stress coping styles. The scale is a 4-point Likert-type scale, with participants selecting the appropriate option from "not at all appropriate" to "very appropriate." The scale consists of 30 questions and 5 subscales. These subscales are: self-confident approach, optimistic approach, helpless approach, submissive approach, and seeking social support factor. Higher scores on each subscale indicate that the approach in that subscale is used more frequently to cope with stress.
次要结局
未报告次要终点