The Effect of Progressive Muscle Relaxation on Emotional Competence: Depression–Anxiety–Stress, Sense of Coherence, Health-Related Quality of Life, and Well-Being of Unemployed People in Greece: An Intervention Study

Merakou, Kyriakoula; Tsoukas, Konstantinos; Stavrinos, Georgios; Amanaki, Eirini; Daleziou, Antonia; Kourmousi, Ntina; Stamatelopoulou, Georgia; Spourdalaki, Evi; Barbouni, Anastasia

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“…Regarding the effect of relaxation techniques, the results of this study were in agreement with Merakou et al [7] who indicated the positive effect of the PMR technique on anxiety and stress reduction as well as providing relief from symptoms of depression and depression related behaviors Vázquez, et al [13] indicated that prevention of depression in university students can be done by using relaxation techniques which are a simple psychological treatment that can be administered after brief training especially muscle relaxation training which has been reported to reduce depressive symptoms.…”

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“…Regarding the mechanism of PMR in improving severity of depression it is based on the finding that anxiety states are usually accompanied by increased muscle tension, while in resting states the muscles are relaxed [7].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Relaxation techniques used in a wide scope of disorders. They are used for managing anxiety and depression [7].…”

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Effect of Different Relaxation Techniques on Depression in Adolescent Girls: A Randomized Clinical Trial

2020

Egyptian Journal of Applied Science

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Background: depression in adolescents is recognized as a serious psychiatric illness with extensive acute and chronic morbidity and mortality. Relaxation techniques considered as a tool for managing anxiety and depression by activation of the parasympathetic nervous system and diverting attention from negative thoughts, thereby helping to relieve anxiety, stress and tension in the body that lead to depression. Purpose of this study: To investigate the effect of effect of different relaxation techniques on depression in adolescent girls. Subjects and methods: This study was carried upon 40 adolescent girls suffering from mild to moderate depression. Their age ranged from 15 to 20 years old and their BMI were not exceeded 30 kg/m². They were selected from Damietta middle and high schools. The participants were randomly distributed in two groups equal in number. Group (A) consisted of 20 girls who received progressive muscle relaxation and deep breathing exercises for 3 month 3 sessions / week, 30 minutes /session. Group (B) consisted of 20 girls who received yoga and deep breathing exercises for 3 month 3 sessions / week, 30 minutes /session. All females in both groups (A and B) were assessed pre-and post-treatment by using, Depression Anxiety Stress Scale 21. Results: The results revealed that there was statistically significant reduction in both groups (A & B) in mean value of DASS-21 (total score) with p-value was (p=0.00001), the results also revealed that there was a non-statistically significant difference between two groups in mean value of DASS-21 (total score) in both pre-treatment and post-treatment with p-value were (P=0.116) & Egypt. J. of Appl. Sci., 35(12) 2020 151-160 (p=692) respectively. Conclusion: progressive muscle relaxation technique and yoga could be used as an effective treatment on depression in adolescent girls as it is safe and non-pharmacological therapeutic technique.

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Effect of Different Relaxation Techniques on Depression in Adolescent Girls: A Randomized Clinical Trial

2020

Egyptian Journal of Applied Science

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“…To avoid the unexpectedly worse situation happening, they should grasp some credible scienti c information about COVID-19, learn to aware and accept all the emotional and physical responses. They may be able to decrease stress with the assistance of taking relaxation exercise [42] (e.g. Music therapy and abdominal respiration) and professional mental aids.…”

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An Internet Investigation of Mental Health Status of 1144 Different Status Identities in South China during Outbreak of COVID-19

Luo¹,

Deng²,

Wu³

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Background At the end of 2019, the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), with highly infectious, transmits rapidly. So it has caused people panic to a certain degree. Methods This cross-sectional study performed via an online survey run from January 30 to March 30, 2020. 1144 people in South China (287 of level 1 population, 121 of level 2 population, 160 of level 3 population, 576 of level 4 population ) were investigated. GAD-7 scale, PHQ-9 scale, and PSS-10 scale were used to evaluate the mental health status of different populations. Results Among 1144 subjects, the average GAD-7 score was 4(1,8), the average PHQ-9 score was 4(1,9), and the average PSS-10 score was 16(11,19). There were statistically significant differences in the scores of GAD-7 (H = 15.235, P <0.01), PHQ-9 (H = 9.265, P = 0.026), and PSS-10 (H = 8.435, P = 0.049) among different levels of population. In the score of GAD-7: The anxiety degree of the level 1 population is higher than that of the level 2 population and the level 4 population. The difference between the two pairs is statistically significant (Z = -2.932, -4.012, -2.949, P <0.005). There are significant differences in items of“becoming easily annoyed or irritable”, "seemingly terrible things will happen"(Z = -3.399 ~ -2.055, P <0.005); Score of PHQ-9: The depression degree of the level 1 population and the level 2 population is higher than that of the level 4 population, and the difference between the two pairs is statistically significant (Z = -3.38, -2.682, P <0.005). There are significant differences in items of "difficult to fall asleep or not awake", "feeling depressed" and other related items (Z = -2.885 ~ -2.003, P <0.005); Score of PSS-10: The stress degree of the level 3 population is higher than that of the level 1 population and the level 4 population (Z = -3.693 ~ -2.702, P <0.005). There are significant differences in items of "feel confident", "life are as expected", "the ability to control anger", "the things are all under control" and other related items (Z = -4.782 ~ -2.102, P <0.005). Conclusion There are differences in the effects of COVID-19 on the mental health of people with different identities. Appropriate psychological interventions should be provided for different populations in combination with their mental health status.

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“…Progressive relaxation does not require imagination, but needs a focus on the muscle group activity by identifying the tightened muscle then releasing the tension to experience a relaxing sensation (Pratama, 2017;Merakou, et al, 2019;Karyo & Saraswati, 2017). However, according to Corey (2015), PMR employs a series of physical movement in order to relax and give a comfortable effect to the whole body.…”

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Effects of Progressive Muscle Relaxation on Academic Stress in Students

Anuar

Anas

Samad

2019

j. psikol. pendidik.

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This study aims to describe (1) the practice of progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) for academic stress in students; (2) the levels of students' academic stress before and after the treatment of PMR; and (3) the effects of PMR on students' academic stress. This quantitative-based study used a quasi-experimental design and a non-equivalent control groups design. The sample of the study was 40 students of the eleventh grade identified with high level of academic stress. Data were collected through observation and academic stress scale, analyzed using descriptive analysis technique and statistics analysis techniques with paired sample t-test and independent sample t-test. Results of the study show that (1) PMR was performed in accordance with the procedures; (2) students had high level of academic stress before performing PMR, but had low academic stress after performing PMR; and (3) PMR had a positive impact on students' academic stress, meaning that it can be used to reduce academic stress in students.Abstrak. Tujuan penelitian untuk mengetahui (1) gambaran pelaksanaan teknik relaksasi otot progresif terhadap stres belajar siswa (2) gambaran tingkat stres belajar siswa sebelum dan sesudah perlakuan teknik relaksasi otot progresif (3) pengaruh teknik relaksasi otot progresif terhadap stres belajar siswa. Jenis penelitian kuantitatif dengan rancangan quasy eksperimental dengan non-equivalent Control Grup Design. Sampel penelitian adalah siswa kelas XI yang berjumlah 40 orang yang teridenfikasi mengalami stress belajar tinggi. Pengumpulan data diperoleh dengan menggunakan observasi dan skala stress belajar siswa, kemudian dianalisis dengan menggunakan analisis deskriptif dan analisis statistik uji paired sample t-test dan uji independent sample t-test. Hasil penelitian menunjukan (1) gambaran pelaksanaan teknik relaksasi otot progresif terhadap stress belajar siswa dilaksanakan sesuai dengan prosedur yang sudah dirancang dengan beberapa tahapan pelaksanaan (2) gambaran tingkat stress belajar siswa sebelum diberikan teknik relaksasi otot progresif berada pada kategori tinggi, dan setelah diberikan teknik relaksasi otot progresif tingkat stress belajar siswa berada pada kategori rendah (3) teknik relaksasi otot progresif berpengaruh positif terhadap stres belajar siswa. Hal ini menunjukan bahwa teknik relaksasi otot progresif dapat digunakan untuk mengatasi stres belajar siswa Kata kunci: Teknik Relaksasi; Relaksasi Otot Progresif; Stres Belajar Siswa; Konseling. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).(

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The Effect of Progressive Muscle Relaxation on Emotional Competence: Depression–Anxiety–Stress, Sense of Coherence, Health-Related Quality of Life, and Well-Being of Unemployed People in Greece: An Intervention Study

Cited by 97 publications

References 46 publications

Effect of Different Relaxation Techniques on Depression in Adolescent Girls: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Effect of Different Relaxation Techniques on Depression in Adolescent Girls: A Randomized Clinical Trial

An Internet Investigation of Mental Health Status of 1144 Different Status Identities in South China during Outbreak of COVID-19

Effects of Progressive Muscle Relaxation on Academic Stress in Students

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