The Effects of Breathing Exercises Administered to Associate Degree Students on Test Anxiety and Academic Achievement

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

60 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-09-22

Study Completion Date

2026-07-31

Brief Summary

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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.

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Detailed Description

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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.

Conditions

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Breath Exercise Test Anxiety Higher Education Students Academic Achievement

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Breathing Exercise Intervention Group

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Breathing Exercise Intervention

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

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.

Control Group (No Intervention)

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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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.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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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