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Title: | Automated suggestive brief relaxation technique: A widening study of its effectiveness in a university sample | Other Titles: | La técnica de relajación sugestiva breve automatizada: Ampliación del estudio de su eficacia a una muestra de universitarios. | Authors: | Calvo, F. Betancort, E. Díaz, M. D. |
UNESCO Clasification: | 32 Ciencias médicas 61 Psicología |
Keywords: | Relaxation technique Study |
Issue Date: | 2009 | Journal: | Ansiedad y Estres | Abstract: | To investigate the effectiveness of the Automated Suggestive Brief Relaxation of AIRE (a cognitive behavioural approach for smoking cessation) we conducted a study on two groups: control (CG) and experimental (EG), with pre/post measures. The independent variable had two values: rest and relaxation. In order to assess the main effects we used two dependent variables: state anxiety (SA) and heart rate (HR). Participants were 138 undergraduate students, with an average age of 21.29 years, and 79.7% women. Significant differences were found in SA but not in HR between EG and CG. There was a significant reduction in both pre/post dependent variables in both the EG and CG, though less in the latter. A larger number of participants obtained greater benefits under the relaxation versus the resting condition. We conclude that the Automated Brief Relaxation technique is efficacious for reducing state anxiety. | URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10553/47827 | ISSN: | 1134-7937 | Source: | Ansiedad y Estres[ISSN 1134-7937],v. 15(2), p. 119-130 (Enero 2009) |
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