Impact of Laughter Yoga on Test Anxiety and Education Stress of 8th Grade Students: An Experimental Study.

Pub Date : 2024-04-22 DOI:10.1177/10784535241248204

B. Kalanlar, Nilgün Kuru Alıcı

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Objective: In an exam-based education system, it is of utmost importance to identify levels of test anxiety and educational stress that directly affect success, and to reduce anxiety. A study was conducted to examine the effects of laughter yoga on test anxiety and educational stress in 8th grade students in Turkey. Methods: A cluster sampling, parallel-group randomized controlled trial with pre-test/post-test design studied 64 students (32 in the intervention group and 32 in the control group). The intervention group received laughter yoga sessions twice a week for 6 weeks. The control group received no intervention. Data were collected by a demographic questionnaire, the Westside Test Anxiety Scale, and the Educational Stress Scale. Results: After laughter yoga, the intervention group showed a significant decrease in test anxiety (d = 0.859; p < 0.005) and educational stress scores (d = 0.52875; p < 0.001) compared to the control group. Conclusion: Laughter yoga was associated with decreased test anxiety and educational stress. Laughter yoga activities in schools are recommended to decrease educational stress and test anxiety of students.

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大笑瑜伽对八年级学生考试焦虑和教育压力的影响：实验研究。

目的：在以考试为基础的教育体系中，确定直接影响成功的考试焦虑和教育压力水平并减轻焦虑至关重要。本研究旨在探讨笑瑜伽对土耳其八年级学生考试焦虑和学习压力的影响。研究方法采用群组抽样、平行分组随机对照试验和前测/后测设计，对 64 名学生（干预组 32 人，对照组 32 人）进行了研究。干预组接受每周两次的笑瑜伽课程，为期 6 周。对照组不接受任何干预。通过人口统计学问卷、Westside 考试焦虑量表和教育压力量表收集数据。结果显示与对照组相比，干预组在练习笑声瑜伽后，考试焦虑（d = 0.859；p < 0.005）和教育压力得分（d = 0.52875；p < 0.001）显著下降。结论大笑瑜伽与减少考试焦虑和教育压力有关。建议在学校开展大笑瑜伽活动，以减轻学生的学习压力和考试焦虑。

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