The Effects of Breathing Exercises Administered to Associate Degree Students on Test Anxiety and Academic Achievement
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Breathing Exercise Intervention.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Breath Exercise, Test Anxiety, Higher Education Students, Academic Achievement. Basic parameters: No limits · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
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- Next step
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Overview
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.
Detailed description
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.
Interventions
- Behavioral Breathing Exercise Intervention
Participants will receive guided breathing exercise training conducted by a certified breathing coach. The intervention consists of weekly 40-minute sessions over a 6-week period, aimed at reducing test anxiety and improving academic performance. Participants will also maintain a breathing exercise log throughout the study.
Primary outcome measures
- Change in Test Anxiety Scores as measured by the Westside Test Anxiety Scale (WTAS) [Time frame: 6 months]
- End-of-Term Course Exam Score (%) [Time frame: 6 months]
Secondary outcome measures (1)
- Adherence to Breathing Exercise Intervention (% of Planned Sessions Attended) [Time frame: 6 Month]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- 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
Exclusion criteria
- Presence of any chronic disease
- Use of any psychiatric medication
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Double blind
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
Study locations
Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07145021 · ISTANBUL MEDIPOL UNIVERSITY