NCT05742308

The Effect of Laughter Yoga on Hope and School Burnout

The Effect of Laughter Yoga on Hope and School Burnout Among Secondary School Students: A Parallel Group Randomized Control Trial.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: Hacettepe University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 13 Years – 14 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study aimed to evaluate the effect of laughter yoga on hope and school burnout among secondary school (8th Grade) students. The study hypothesized that laughter yoga would have an effect on hope and school burnout scores among secondary school students

Detailed description

Purpose: The aim of the research was to examine the effects of laughter yoga on life hope and school burnout among secondary school (8th Grade) students. Methods: The study was conducted with 60 (30 in the intervention group, and 30 in the control group) students. The study population consisted of 8th grade students. Laughter yoga sessions were applied to the intervention group twice a week for 6 weeks. No intervention was offered to the control group. Data were collected by a socio-demographic questionnaire, school burnout inventory and Children's Hope Scale. Results: After laughter yoga, the intervention result showed a significant decrease in burnout (d=0.129; p \< 0.001) and increase hope scores (d=0.556; p \< 0.001) compared to the control group. Conclusion: The study reveals that laughter yoga affects students' burnout and hope levels. It is recommended to organize laughter yoga activities in schools to decrease burnout and increase hope of students.

Conditions

• Laughter Therapy
• Laughter Yoga
• Hope
• School Burnout

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Laughter yoga	Laughter yoga program was composed of four steps. The first step, which took 10 minutes, had warm-up exercises including gentle stretching and hand clapping. The second step, which included deep breathing exercises and hand clapping, took 5 minutes. The third step involved children's games and laughter exercises. The sessions included a combination of different laughter exercises. The last step, which included yoga nidra took 5 minutes.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-03-20
• Primary completion: 2022-06-10
• Completion: 2022-06-10
• First posted: 2023-02-23
• Last updated: 2023-02-23

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)