A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF JACOBSON PROGRESSIVE MUSCLE RELAXATION TECHNIQUE ON REDUCTION OF SOCIAL ANXIETY AMONG SCHOOL CHILDREN IN A SELECTED URBAN SCHOOL AT BENGALURU

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Rahul Negi

Effectiveness; Jacobson Progressive Muscle Relaxation technique; School going children; social anxiety.

Background of the study School plays a crucial and formative role in the development of the child. And problems encountered in the school system may be manifested mainly as scholastic backwardness, and consequent emotion and conduct disturbances which in turn cause a drop in scholastic performance. The coping styles of disturbed children are those of avoidance and escape 4.A small amount of anxiety is normal in the developing child, especially among adolescents and teens.. Some teenagers develop exaggerated and usually inexplicable fears called phobias that center on specific objects or situations that can limit their activities. Aim The aim of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of Jacobson Progressive Muscle Relaxation technique for social anxiety activity among School going children. Objectives The objectives of the study are to:  Determine the social anxiety among school age children in the experimental and control group using modified Anxiety Scale. xi  Evaluate the effectiveness of Jacobson Progressive Muscle Relaxation technique on social anxiety activity in the experimental group using the same modified Anxiety Scale.  Find association between social anxiety among school age children and selected demographic variables. Methodology In order to achieve the objectives of the study, a quasi experimental study with non randomized pre test post test control group design was adopted for the study. The conceptual framework used for the study was based on Betty Newman’s System model. The sampling technique used was non probability purposive sampling. Data collection was done using anxiety Scale. Main study was conducted in BGHS School, Bengaluru as (experimental group) and Noble School, as (control group). Data collection period extended. Consent was obtained before administering tool. On the first day, baseline information was collected using demographic proforma. Thirty school children in experimental and thirty in control group were selected using purposive sampling. From second day, till 11th day Jacobson Progressive Muscle Relaxation technique was provided for School going children in experimental group. Post-test was conducted on 12th day for the samples in both experimental and control groups. Data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results The result of the study revealed that 33.4% of the adolescence had severe social anxiety in the pre-test whereas no social anxiety in the post test. It is observed that 53.3% of the adolescence has moderate social anxiety in pre-test whereas in post test 33.3% of them has moderate social anxiety and 13.3% of the sample had mild social anxiety in pre-test whereas 66.7% of the sample in post-test had mild social anxiety. The mean post test scores (43.7±13.7) in experimental group was less than mean pre-test social anxiety score (53.67±17.56) in control group after Jacobson Progressive Muscle Relaxation technique. The value of t was calculated it find out the effectiveness of Jacobson Progressive Muscle Relaxation technique on reducing the social anxiety among School going children. The calculated t value (t58=3.2) is greater than the table ‘t’ value (t58=1.96) at 0.05 level of significance. Hence null hypothesis is rejected. Interpretation and conclusion From the finding of the study it can be concluded that majority of sample experience moderate social anxiety. Jacobson Progressive Muscle Relaxation technique was effective in reducing the social anxiety in School going children.

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Rahul Negi (September-2023). A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF JACOBSON PROGRESSIVE MUSCLE RELAXATION TECHNIQUE ON REDUCTION OF SOCIAL ANXIETY AMONG SCHOOL CHILDREN IN A SELECTED URBAN SCHOOL AT BENGALURU. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NOVEL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, 8(9), d412-d420. https://ijnrd.org/papers/IJNRD2309353.pdf

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