AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ECOTHERAPY ON ACADEMIC ANXIETY LEVEL AMONG SCHOOL CHILDREN IN ANAND AND KHEDA DISTRICT Authors: Dabhi J , JOSHI S* AND DEEPAK K
ABSTRACT
Aim: To assess the effectiveness of ecotherapy on academic anxiety level among school
children.
Method: In this pre-experimental study, 60 school going students in the age group 13-16 years
were selected through simple random sampling technique. The student’s level of academic
anxiety was measured using academic anxiety scale, thereafter they were offered ecotherapy
sessions for 7 consecutive days.
Results: Before intervention; 71.7% of the school students were in the category high of
academic stress and 28.3% were in the moderate category, however after the intervention the
none of the students were in the high category, whereas 91.7% were in the in the moderate and
8.3% were in the mild category of academic stress.
Conclusion: Ecotherapy is an effective intervention in lowering down academic stress among
the school going children.
Keywords: Academic anxiety level, school children, ecotherapy, academic anxiety scale Publication date: 01/05/2025 https://ijbpas.com/pdf/2025/May/MS_IJBPAS_2025_8965.pdfDownload PDFhttps://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2025/14.5.8965