To Evaluate the Efficacy of Balloon Blowing Activity in Reducing Stress Levels among Adolescents Aged 17-18

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Can simple intervention like balloon-blowing activity result efficiently in adolescence stress management? Adolescence is characterized by many stressors like peer pressure, family challenges and school challenges etc. Many complex stress management interventions have been introduced to minimize stress levels among adolescents. Yet, the efficacy of techniques like balloon-blowing activity are underexplored.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy of balloon-blowing activity as a stress reliever among adolescents aged 17 to 18. 

METHODOLOGY: A pre-test post-test Quasi-experimental study was conducted in a private college Bahria College Karsaz. 225 participants met the inclusion criteria and were subjected to the study intervention which involved a balloon blowing activity. Participants filled the Pre-test and Post-test questionnaires. Afterwards, the data obtained was statistically analysed by tests like T test.

RESULT: The mean difference calculated between the pre-test stress levels and post-test stress levels was 2.27 (95% CI: 2.02 to 2.52). A highly significant T-test value of 0.0001 was obtained. Thus, concluding a substantial reduction in stress levels among adolescents by thee balloon blowing activity. 

CONCLUSION: This study concludes that simple yet engaging stress management interventions like balloon blowing activity can positively impact the mental health of adolescents and can act as significant stress relievers in this critical stage of their lives. Further research is required to analyse the long-term impact and sustainability of this research.

Key words: 

Stress, depression anxiety stress scale, adolescent girls, adolescence, stress management intervention.