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NCT Number: NCT05717231

The Effect of Laughter Yoga on Tex Anxiety and Educational Stress

The primary purpose of this study is to examine the effects of laughter therapy on tex anxiety and educational stress in 8th-grade students.

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Key information

Conditions

Laughter Therapy Anxiety Anxiety Disorders Mental Disorders Stress, Exam

Age range

13 year–14 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Bilge KALANLAR

Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

The inclusion criteria of the study were determined as being an 8th-grade student, speaking and understanding Turkish, and being able to perform daily life activities.

The exclusion criteria of the study were to have undergone a surgical operation in the last three months, and to have uncontrollable blood pressure, diabetes and asthma.

Treatment and study plan

Laughter Yoga

Behavioral

laughter yoga

Primary outcomes

  1. Westside Test Anxiety Scale

    Time frame: up to 6 weeks

    The Westside Test Anxiety Inventory is a ten-item scale in a single dimension that aims to measure test anxiety. The scale was developed to be used in examining the effect of a program to reduce test anxiety.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Educational stress

    Time frame: up to 6 weeks

    It is a self-reported 5-point Likert-type measurement tool consisting of 16 items. The educational stress scale consists of four sub-dimensions: work pressure, course load, success anxiety, and expectation versus hopelessness. In addition to the sub-dimensions in the scale, the total score for the overall scale is calculated.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Hacettepe University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

The Effect of Laughter Yoga on Tex Anxiety and Educational Stress in 8th-Grade Students

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2022
First posted
Feb 8, 2023
Registry last updated
Feb 8, 2023

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