The Effects of Breathing Exercises Administered to Associate Degree Students on Test Anxiety and Academic Achievement
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 尚未招募
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 60
- 主要终点
- Change in Test Anxiety Scores as measured by the Westside Test Anxiety Scale (WTAS)
研究概览
简要总结
This study aims to examine the effects of breathing exercises administered to associate degree students on test anxiety and academic achievement.
Primary Research Question:
Do breathing exercises administered to associate degree students reduce test anxiety and improve academic achievement?
Researchers will compare the effects of breathing exercises on test anxiety and academic achievement by using a control group (no breathing exercise intervention) and an intervention group.
Participants:
All students from a vocational school who consent to participate will be administered the Westside Test Anxiety Scale.
Students with high anxiety scores will be assigned to the intervention group.
The intervention group will receive breathing exercise training delivered by a certified Breathing Coach (the researcher).
Breathing exercises will be conducted for 40 minutes per week, over a 6-week period.
Students will be asked to maintain a breathing exercise log.
Following the end-of-term examinations, data collection forms will be re-administered and results will be compared between pre- and post-intervention assessments.
详细描述
This study aims to investigate whether breathing exercises can help reduce test anxiety and improve academic performance in undergraduate students. Students who volunteer will complete a short test anxiety questionnaire. Those with higher levels of test anxiety will be randomly assigned to an intervention group or a control group. The intervention group will practice breathing exercises once a week for 45 minutes over 8 weeks and receive information on coping strategies for test anxiety. The study will examine changes in test anxiety and course exam scores.
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
- Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Vocational school students
- •Obtaining informed consent from students
- •No language, hearing, intellectual, or psychological impairments
- •Ability to speak and understand Turkish
- •Willingness to participate in the study
排除标准
- •Presence of any chronic disease
- •Use of any psychiatric medication
结局指标
主要结局
Change in Test Anxiety Scores as measured by the Westside Test Anxiety Scale (WTAS)
时间窗: 6 months
The Westside Test Anxiety Scale (WTAS) will be administered to all students who volunteer to participate in the study. Students with scores one point above the mean or higher will be considered to have high test anxiety. Those identified as having high anxiety will be randomized into intervention and control groups. The intervention group will receive breathing exercises once per week for 45 minutes over a period of 8 weeks, in addition to receiving information about test anxiety and coping strategies. Breathing exercises, such as the 4-4-4-4 technique and the 4-7-8 technique, will be taught and practiced with the students.
End-of-Term Course Exam Score (%)
时间窗: 6 months
Academic performance will be evaluated using the official end-of-term course exam score reported by the institution (0-100%). The outcome will be summarized as the mean score at Week 8 and between-group difference.
次要结局
- Adherence to Breathing Exercise Intervention (% of Planned Sessions Attended)(6 Month)
研究者
Minel YILDIRIM
Lecturer
Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa