In general, adolescents’ stress increases as they advance in grade and this stress can also have a significant influence on society as well as on the students. Under these circumstances, this study attempted to investigate the effects of head and neck massage using aromatic oil on their attention and stress. For this, 20 students having no ENT disease were chosen among high-school students aged 18 and 19 from alternative boarding schools, and the experiment was performed 10 times in total (twice a week, 5 weeks) from June 1 to July 5. Specifically, aromatic oil was obtained by blending lavender, chamomile and eucalyptus in jojoba oil in a 2:2:1 ratio. Then, a 10-minute massage was given on the head and neck using this oil. The students were relaxed for about 5 minutes before and after the experiment, and then their pulse wave was measured. The state-trait anxiety inventory (STAI) survey on physical stress, academic stress and psychological stress was performed three times in total (before the massage, after the 5th massage, after the 10th massage). In addition, the Frankfurt attention inventory (FAIR) was utilized twice (before the massage, after the 10th massage). Pulse waves and stress indexes were measured three times (before the massage, after the 5th massage, after the 10th massage) using uBIO MACPA. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS 23.0 and the results found the following: No significant effects were found in pulse wave index, sympathetic nerve index and parasympathetic nerve index changes. However, these indexes did not exceed standard thresholds. The cumulative stress index decreased from 37.50 (before the massage) to 29.20 (after the 10th massage). According to the FAIR, as well, the results increased after the 10th massage from the status before the massage. This study has confirmed that head and neck massage using aromatic oil has a positive effect on the reduction of stress and improvement of attention in high-school students from alternative schools. It is anticipated that the study results would be available as basic data for future studies on the reduction of stress through massage.
국제보건미용학회 [The international society of health and beauty]
설립연도
2007
분야
예술체육>미용
소개
국제보건미용학회는 미용에 관한 과학적인 연구와 학술교류 및 미용관련 산업체와 학계 상호간의 정보교환과 회원 상호간의 친목도모 및 학술교류를 목적으로 한다. 이를 위하여 연구발표 및 학술대회, 작품발표회, 전시회, 강연회 등을 개최하고, 학회지, 회보 및 비정기 간행물 등의 산학협동을 촉진하고 국제적인 연구교류를 통해 학회의 역량을 높이고 넓혀나가면서 보건미용의 선진화에 기여하고자 한다.