Mandala Coloring, Music, and Nursing Students' Anxiety and Well-Being

NCT06804005 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Gaziosmanpasa-CBAU
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 90
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study aims to examine the effects of creative approaches aimed at reducing anxiety and increasing happiness by addressing the future concerns and subjective well-being levels of university students. Although the negative effects of anxiety on students' academic and personal lives have been widely examined in the literature, studies on the effectiveness of artistic interventions such as mandala painting and music therapy in reducing anxiety are limited. In this context, the study aims to fill an important gap in the field by evaluating the combined effects of these two methods. In particular, it aims to provide evidence-based methods that will improve the mental and emotional states of university students with practical results, thus making a positive contribution to both individual health and educational processes. Main Hypotheses of the Study:

• H1: There is a difference between the levels of future anxiety and subjective well-being between nursing students who painted mandalas and those who did not.
• H1-0: There is no difference between the levels of future anxiety and subjective well-being between nursing students who painted mandalas and those who did not.
• H2: There is a difference between the levels of future anxiety and subjective well-being between nursing students who participated in the music activity and those who did not.
• H2-0: There is no difference between the levels of future anxiety and subjective well-being between nursing students who participated in the music activity and those who did not. Research Questions:
• Is mandala painting and music activity effective in reducing nursing students' future anxiety levels?
• Is mandala painting and music activity effective in increasing nursing students' subjective well-being levels?
• Which of the mandala painting and music activity applications is more effective on nursing students' future anxiety and subjective well-being?

Conditions

Nursing Students; Well-being; Anxiety

Keywords

nursing student; well being; anxiety

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Well-being

  The Subjective Well-being Scale assesses individuals' cognitive evaluations of their lives and the frequency and intensity of positive and negative emotions they experience.

  4 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Future Anxiety

  4 weeks

Study Arms (3)

Music group

EXPERIMENTAL

The music activity will be performed with the research applicant's instrument (guitar) after the repertoire list is created with the songs the students want. The music will be sung continuously in an area equipped with a sound system so that the subjects can listen comfortably without headphones, and will be performed with the participation of the students along with peer support. Each intervention activity will last approximately 60 minutes.

Behavioral: Music group

Mandala coloring

EXPERIMENTAL

In the mandala coloring activity, they will be asked to choose the picture they want from the mandala coloring booklets and color it however they want. This activity will take approximately 60 minutes.

Behavioral: mandala group

Control Group

NO INTERVENTION

They will only fill out survey forms.

Interventions

Music group BEHAVIORAL

Music will be sung continuously in an area equipped with a sound system so that subjects can listen comfortably without headphones, and will be performed with the participation of students and peer support. Each intervention activity will last approximately 60 minutes.

Music group

mandala group BEHAVIORAL

In the mandala coloring activity, they will be asked to choose the picture they want from the mandala coloring booklets and color it however they want. This activity will take approximately 60 minutes.

Mandala coloring

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Studying in the Nursing Department of Erbaa Faculty of Health Sciences
• Volunteering to participate in the study

You may not qualify if:

• Filling out scales and forms incompletely
• Wanting to leave the research
• Not participating fully in activities

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University

Tokat Province, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Anxiety Disorders

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mental Disorders

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Lecturer

Model Details: randomized-controlled

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 13, 2025
• First Posted: January 31, 2025
• Study Start: May 15, 2025
• Primary Completion: June 15, 2025
• Study Completion: June 20, 2025
• Last Updated: September 5, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: CSR

Locations

TU (1)