The Effect of Mandala Coloring Activity on Test Anxiety

NCT06695650 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 2024/11
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 62
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study aims to investigate the effect of mandala coloring activity on test anxiety of nursing students.

Conditions

Educational Problems; Anxiety; Test Anxiety; Mental Health

Keywords

Test anxiety; Nursing education; Mandala coloring; Randomized Controlled Trial

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change from test anxiety values at two hours

  The items of the scale was created by including 50 anxiety statements developed by Baltaş (1999) with permission. The reliability analysis of the scale was conducted with the participation of 206 undergraduate students studying in Nursing, Physical Education Teaching, and Science Education departments. Data obtained from the application were subjected to factor analysis. As a result of the analysis, 12 items were removed from the scale due to factor load values being below 0.40, and 4 items were excluded for being non-discriminative (overlapping). The remaining 34 items were distributed across five sub-dimensions, with factor loadings ranging from 0.41 to 0.74. The scale is in a 5-point Likert format, and the internal reliability coefficient of the scale was calculated as Cronbach's Alpha (α) = 0.87.

  At the beginning of the study irst admission. Two months later.

Study Arms (2)

Mandala Group

EXPERIMENTAL

Students in the intervention group will be provided with mandala templates and coloring materials. They will be asked to color for 15 minutes twice a week over a two-month period. Email reminders will be sent to the students about the coloring sessions, and they will submit their completed mandalas to the researchers every Friday. "Demographic Characteristics Form" and a pre-test using the "Test Anxiety Inventory." Thirty minutes before the exam, the "Test Anxiety Inventory" will be applied as a post-test.

Other: Mandala Coloring

Control Group

NO INTERVENTION

Non intervention. "Demographic Characteristics Form" and a pre-test using the "Test Anxiety Inventory." Thirty minutes before the exam, the "Test Anxiety Inventory" will be applied as a post-test.

Interventions

Mandala Coloring OTHER

Students in the intervention group will be provided with mandala templates and coloring materials. They will be asked to color for 15 minutes twice a week over a two-month period

Mandala Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Being a student enrolled in the Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing course at the selected private university.
• Proficiency in the Turkish language.
• Having no physical disability that would hinder coloring activities.
• Willingness to participate voluntarily.

You may not qualify if:

• Students with psychological diagnoses such as anxiety or depression.
• Students who do not fully complete the questionnaire/survey forms.
• Students who neglect mandala coloring for two consecutive sessions.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Nursemin ÜNAL: lead
• Ankara Medipol University: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Ankara Medipol University

Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)

RECRUITING

Related Publications (3)

• Sari Ozturk C, Kilicarslan Toruner E. The effect of mindfulness-based mandala activity on anxiety and spiritual well-being levels of senior nursing students: A randomized controlled study. Perspect Psychiatr Care. 2022 Oct;58(4):2897-2909. doi: 10.1111/ppc.13138. Epub 2022 Jul 3.

  PMID: 35780483 BACKGROUND

• Khademi F, Rassouli M, Rafiei F, Moayedi S, Torres M, Marzban N, Haji E, Golitaleb M. The effect of mandala colouring on anxiety in hospitalized COVID-19 patients: A randomized controlled clinical trial. Int J Ment Health Nurs. 2021 Oct;30 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):1437-1444. doi: 10.1111/inm.12901. Epub 2021 Jun 18.

  PMID: 34143568 BACKGROUND

• Zhang MQ, Liu X, Huang Y. Does Mandala Art Improve Psychological Well-Being in Patients? A Systematic Review. J Integr Complement Med. 2024 Jan;30(1):25-36. doi: 10.1089/jicm.2022.0780. Epub 2023 Sep 1.

  PMID: 37668598 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Anxiety Disorders; Psychological Well-Being

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mental Disorders; Personal Satisfaction; Behavior

Study Officials

• Gamze ACAVUT

  Ankara Medipol University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Nursemin Unal

CONTACT

+905077433629; nurse_unal@hotmail.com

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Masking Details: Single: The outcome assessor did not know which group they were assigned to.
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 17, 2024
• First Posted: November 19, 2024
• Study Start: December 2, 2024
• Primary Completion: February 13, 2025
• Study Completion: March 1, 2025
• Last Updated: February 28, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-02

Locations

TU (1)