EFFICACY OF BALLOON BLOWING ACTIVITY IN REDUCING STRESS LEVELS AMONG FEMALE ADOLESCENTS AGED BETWEEN 17 to18 YEARS

Abstract

Objective:
To evaluate the efficacy of balloon-blowing activity as a stress reliever among female adolescents aged between 17 to 18 years.
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. Collected data was entered SPSS version 22.0. Paired sample t-tests was applied at 5% level of significance.
Results:
The mean age of the participants was 17.52 ± 0.501 years. A significant reduction in stress levels was observed, with a mean difference of 2.422 between pre-test and post-test measurements (95% CI: 2.270 to 2.573, p < 0.001).
Conclusion:
This study concludes that simple and engaging stress management interventions, such as balloon blowing, can significantly improve adolescents' mental health by providing an effective, easy, and low-cost method of stress relief during a critical developmental stage. It emphasizes the importance of addressing adolescent stress and recommends further research to evaluate the long-term impact and sustainability of such interventions.
Keywords:
Adolescent girls, Depression, anxiety, stress scales, Stress management intervention