A quasi experimental study to assess the effectiveness of structured demonstration of relaxation techniques on pre examination stress among adolescents in selected schools, Jalandhar, Pu

A Quasi Experimental study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of structured demonstration of relaxation techniques on pre examination stress among adolescents in selected schools, Jalandhar, Punjab. The aim of the study was to find the effectiveness of structured demonstration of relaxation techniques on stress among adolescents.  Results depicted that in pre-demonstration, most of the adolescents (67.71%) had moderate stress level (8-15 score).Mean pre demonstration stress score among adolescents was 12.58. So adolescents have stress as lesser the mean score, greater is the stress. Most of the adolescents (72.92%) had mild stress after receiving structured demonstration on relaxation techniques. Mean post demonstration stress score among adolescents was 16.55. So adolescents have less stress as their mean score is more. Pre demonstration mean stress score was 12.58 and post demonstration score was 16.55.The difference between the pre demonstration stress score was statistically highly significant at p <0.001 level. There was decrease in stress after structured demonstration of relaxation technique among adolescents. After structured demonstration on relaxation techniques, majority of the adolescents (17.92%) had mild stress level (16-22). The difference between pre demonstration and post demonstration was statistically significant at p <0.01 level.