Title
Effect of breathing exercise on stress management
Authors
A. Resheetha Jeslin1, R. Thephilah Cathrine2, R. Shankar Shanmugam3,*, S Rajathi4 & B. Jayabharathi5
Affiliation
1Department of Pediatric Nursing, Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education & Research (MAHER), Chennai, India; 2Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Meenakshi College of Nursing, Chennai, India; 3Department of Child Health Nursing, College of Nursing, Madras Medical College (MMC), Chennai, India; 4Department of Pediatric Nursing, Hindu Mission College of Nursing, Chennai, India; 5Department of Obstetrics & Gynecological Nursing, Meenakshi College of Nursing, India; *Corresponding author
A. Resheetha Jeslin - E-mail:
resheethajeslin@gmail.com
R .Thephilah Cathrine - E-mail: mhn@mcon.ac.in
R. Shankar Shanmugam - E-mail: shankarshaki@yahoo.com
S Rajathi - E-mail: rajathisakthi80@gmail.com
B. Jayabharathi - E-mail: vp@mcon.ac.in
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received January 1, 2026; Revised January 31, 2026; Accepted January 31, 2026, Published January 31, 2026
Abstract
Adolescence is a developmental phase marked by significant stress, which can negatively impact mental and physical well-being. Therefore, it is of interest to evaluate the effectiveness of breathing exercises as a stress management strategy for adolescents. The research involved 40 adolescents (aged 14-15 years) from schools in Tiruchirappalli, using the Modified Stress Scale for pretest and posttest data. Results showed a significant reduction in stress levels, with a paired t-test value of 8.1294 and a p-value of 0.0001. Thus, breathing exercises are an effective and accessible strategy for reducing stress in adolescents, addressing a gap in adolescent stress management methods.
Keywords
Effectiveness, stress, breathing exercise, adolescents.
Citation
Jeslin et al. Bioinformation 22(1): 425-429 (2026)
Edited by
Ritik Kashwani
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
