Aromatherapy's Impact on Test Anxiety in College Students: A Mixed Methods Study
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 20
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Change in Westside Test Anxiety Scale (WTAS)
研究概览
简要总结
This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of aromatherapy as an intervention to reduce test anxiety and improve academic performance. The Investigators hypothesize that exposure to aromatherapy during assessments will lead to lower levels of test anxiety and result in higher quiz and test scores.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 99 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •current student
- •participating in selected course at the University
排除标准
- •allergy to essential oils
研究组 & 干预措施
aromatherapy intervention 1
participants applying their assigned essential oil (ADAPTIV or Thinker) prior to quizzes/tests
干预措施: Essential Oil 1 (Other)
aromatherapy intervention 2
participants applying their assigned essential oil (ADAPTIV or Thinker) prior to quizzes/tests
干预措施: Essential Oil 2 (Other)
结局指标
主要结局
Change in Westside Test Anxiety Scale (WTAS)
时间窗: Baseline and Week 12
The WTAS consists of 10 items, each using a Likert response scale where 1= "Never true" and 5= "always true. Total score is divided by 10 to obtain final scores. The total score ranges from one to five with higher scores equating to greater anxiety.
Change in heart rate (HR) pre aromatherapy
时间窗: week 3 and week 4
heart rate will be measured with a fitness tracker before and after quizzes/tests
Change in blood pressure (BP) pre aromatherapy
时间窗: week 3 and week 4
both systolic and diastolic blood pressure will be measured with a fitness tracker before and after quizzes/tests
Change in heart rate (HR) with aromatherapy
时间窗: Week 5 through Week 12
heart rate will be measured with a fitness tracker before and after quizzes/tests
Change in blood pressure (BP) with aromatherapy
时间窗: Week 5 through Week 12
both systolic and diastolic blood pressure will be measured with a fitness tracker before and after quizzes/tests
Change in Stress Performance Evaluation (SPE)
时间窗: Baseline and week 12
percent test questions correct (number of test questions correct out of hundred)\]/ percent change in heart rate (heart rate at baseline)/(heart rate after testing) × 100)\]
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Jenalee Hinds
Assistant Professor
University of Kentucky