The effect of laughter yoga on well-being, perceived stress, and academic self-efficacy in nursing students: A randomized controlled trial.
Applied psychology. Health and well-being, cilt.17, sa.1, 2025 (SSCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 17 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2025
- Doi Numarası: 10.1111/aphw.12610
- Dergi Adı: Applied psychology. Health and well-being
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, ASSIA, Educational research abstracts (ERA), EMBASE, MEDLINE, Psycinfo
- Anahtar Kelimeler: academic self-efficacy, laughter yoga, nursing students, perceived stress, well-being
- İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Evet
Özet
Despite rigorous theoretical and clinical training, nursing students face emotional and academic challenges that can harm their well-being. Nonetheless, there is a dearth of research investigating the impact of laughter yoga (LY) on nursing students' well-being, perceived stress, and self-efficacy. The aim of this single-blinded, two-armed randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the effect of LY on nursing students' well-being, perceived stress, and academic self-efficacy (ASE). A total of five sessions of LY were applied to the intervention group. The analysis included a total of 83 nursing students (intervention group n = 41 and control group n = 42). Repeated-measures multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) and paired-samples t-test were used for data analysis. Results revealed that the intervention group showed a significant increase in well-being (p <.001) and a decrease in perceived stress after LY (p <.01). However, statistically significant differences between the intervention and control groups were not found in well-being, perceived stress, and ASE (p >.05). These results indicate the potential effects of LY on the students' well-being and perceived stress. Community mental health nurses and educators can use LY to improve well-being in universities.