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  • Complementary and Alternative Medicine
  • Psychology
  • Stress Management

Background:

  • University students, faculty, and staff often experience heightened stress during examination periods.
  • Self-reported stress can negatively impact academic performance and overall well-being.
  • Bio-energy therapies are explored as potential non-pharmacological interventions for stress reduction.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the effectiveness of a brief bio-energy intervention in reducing self-reported stress.
  • To investigate the impact of the intervention on university students, faculty, and staff during finals week.
  • To test the hypothesis that participants would report decreased stress post-intervention.

Main Methods:

  • A quasi-experimental, single-group, pretest-posttest design was employed.
  • Thirty-nine participants (faculty, staff, students) underwent a 20-minute bio-energy session.
  • Stress levels were measured using a visual analogue scale before and after the intervention.

Main Results:

  • Bio-energy therapy demonstrated a statistically significant reduction in self-reported stress (t(35) = 7.74, p < .0001).
  • Greater stress reduction was observed in participants with higher initial stress levels (t(31) = 4.748, p < .0001).
  • Faculty and staff reported greater stress decreases compared to students (t(31) = -2.223, p = .034), with a trend towards greater reduction in older participants (t(31) =1.946, p = .061).

Conclusions:

  • Bio-energy therapy shows potential as a beneficial intervention for reducing stress in a university population during high-stress periods like finals week.
  • The intervention appears particularly effective for those experiencing higher stress levels and may offer more significant benefits to faculty and staff.
  • Further research is warranted to confirm these findings and explore the mechanisms of action.