Affiliation:
1. Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, Georgia
Abstract
In this study, the Donovan (1980) Relaxation with Guided Imagery (RGI) script was tested to investigate its effects on reducing state anxiety, as measured by the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), on 33 graduate nursing students. The RGI script was administrated three times, at two week intervals between sessions, in a one-group pretest/post-test pre-experimental design. Findings revealed state anxiety levels were reduced in each of the three administrations at the .001 level of confidence; that anxiety reduction was short-term, returning to previous levels in two weeks; and that trait anxiety levels were unchanged. Future research is needed to clarify the relationship between variables.
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