Impact of holistic stress management program on academic stress and well-being of Indian adolescent girls: A randomized controlled trial
CONTEXT: Academic stress among adolescents is a significant contributor to a variety of mental and behavioral disorders. Holistic stress management interventions equip adolescents with good mental health and improve academic performance. AIM: The aim of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of...
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| author | Sreevani Rentala Sunanda Govinder Thimmajja Swanand Dattatraya Tilekar Raghavendra Bheemappa Nayak Rajashree Aladakatti |
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| description | CONTEXT: Academic stress among adolescents is a significant contributor to a variety of mental and behavioral disorders. Holistic stress management interventions equip adolescents with good mental health and improve academic performance.
AIM: The aim of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of holistic group-based stress management program in reducing academic stress, depression, anxiety, and improving well-being among adolescent girls.
SETTINGS AND DESIGN: Randomized control trial was adopted and the study was conducted at selected colleges of Dharwad city, Karnataka, India.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: Two hundred and thirty adolescent girls were randomly selected and assigned to either experimental (n = 115) or control group (n = 115). Both group participants were initially assessed for academic stress, depression, anxiety, general stress, and well-being. The experimental group participants participated in eight sessions of holistic group-based stress management program over a period of 1 month. The intervention comprises of body–mind–spirit strategies focusing on techniques to handle stressful situations, accept responsibility for their own well-being, and take charge of self-health. Control group participants did not receive any intervention. Postintervention assessments were conducted for all the participants on monthly intervals for 6 months.
RESULTS: Over 6 months follow-up compared to control group, the experimental group participants showed statistically significant decrease in academic stress (F = 131.60, P < 0.01, n2G= 0.14), depression (F = 156.70, P < 0.01, n2G= 0.13), anxiety (F = 190.50, P < 0.01, n2G= 0.16), general stress (F = 166.10, P < 0.01, n2G= 0.16), and improvement in well-being (F = 156.40, P < 0.01, n2G= 0.13).
CONCLUSIONS: These findings indicate that holistic stress management program has a positive effect on reducing stress, anxiety, depression, and improving well-being. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1d01459835a34568adbdee078339b5892022-12-22T01:29:43ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Education and Health Promotion2277-95312019-01-018125325310.4103/jehp.jehp_233_19Impact of holistic stress management program on academic stress and well-being of Indian adolescent girls: A randomized controlled trialSreevani RentalaSunanda Govinder ThimmajjaSwanand Dattatraya TilekarRaghavendra Bheemappa NayakRajashree AladakattiCONTEXT: Academic stress among adolescents is a significant contributor to a variety of mental and behavioral disorders. Holistic stress management interventions equip adolescents with good mental health and improve academic performance. AIM: The aim of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of holistic group-based stress management program in reducing academic stress, depression, anxiety, and improving well-being among adolescent girls. SETTINGS AND DESIGN: Randomized control trial was adopted and the study was conducted at selected colleges of Dharwad city, Karnataka, India. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Two hundred and thirty adolescent girls were randomly selected and assigned to either experimental (n = 115) or control group (n = 115). Both group participants were initially assessed for academic stress, depression, anxiety, general stress, and well-being. The experimental group participants participated in eight sessions of holistic group-based stress management program over a period of 1 month. The intervention comprises of body–mind–spirit strategies focusing on techniques to handle stressful situations, accept responsibility for their own well-being, and take charge of self-health. Control group participants did not receive any intervention. Postintervention assessments were conducted for all the participants on monthly intervals for 6 months. RESULTS: Over 6 months follow-up compared to control group, the experimental group participants showed statistically significant decrease in academic stress (F = 131.60, P < 0.01, n2G= 0.14), depression (F = 156.70, P < 0.01, n2G= 0.13), anxiety (F = 190.50, P < 0.01, n2G= 0.16), general stress (F = 166.10, P < 0.01, n2G= 0.16), and improvement in well-being (F = 156.40, P < 0.01, n2G= 0.13). CONCLUSIONS: These findings indicate that holistic stress management program has a positive effect on reducing stress, anxiety, depression, and improving well-being.http://www.jehp.net/article.asp?issn=2277-9531;year=2019;volume=8;issue=1;spage=253;epage=253;aulast=Rentalaacademic stressanxietybody–mind–spiritdepressionholistic group-based stress management programholistic nurseholistic stress management programwell-being |
| spellingShingle | Sreevani Rentala Sunanda Govinder Thimmajja Swanand Dattatraya Tilekar Raghavendra Bheemappa Nayak Rajashree Aladakatti Impact of holistic stress management program on academic stress and well-being of Indian adolescent girls: A randomized controlled trial Journal of Education and Health Promotion academic stress anxiety body–mind–spirit depression holistic group-based stress management program holistic nurse holistic stress management program well-being |
| title | Impact of holistic stress management program on academic stress and well-being of Indian adolescent girls: A randomized controlled trial |
| title_full | Impact of holistic stress management program on academic stress and well-being of Indian adolescent girls: A randomized controlled trial |
| title_fullStr | Impact of holistic stress management program on academic stress and well-being of Indian adolescent girls: A randomized controlled trial |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact of holistic stress management program on academic stress and well-being of Indian adolescent girls: A randomized controlled trial |
| title_short | Impact of holistic stress management program on academic stress and well-being of Indian adolescent girls: A randomized controlled trial |
| title_sort | impact of holistic stress management program on academic stress and well being of indian adolescent girls a randomized controlled trial |
| topic | academic stress anxiety body–mind–spirit depression holistic group-based stress management program holistic nurse holistic stress management program well-being |
| url | http://www.jehp.net/article.asp?issn=2277-9531;year=2019;volume=8;issue=1;spage=253;epage=253;aulast=Rentala |
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