Effects of Aromatherapy on the Archer’s Anxiety Responses and Performance

• Published in: 미래기술융합논문지, 3(4) pp. 107 - 116
• Main Authors: 윤선영, 곽인실, 김종혁
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 한국융합학회 01.12.2024
• Subjects: 학제간연구
• ISSN: 2951-2468
• DOI: 10.23152/JATC.2024.03.04.107

The purpose of this study was to confirm the effects of inhaling aroma on anxiety responses and performance in high school girl archers. Specifically, the study aimed to identify the changes in anxiety responses such as brainwaves, competitive state anxiety, and heart rate, as well as performance during the inhalation of oil and aroma, including conducting no intervention. The subjects were currently active high school girl archers, and 21 participants who understood and agreed to the research purpose after the researcher directly introduced the study and the inhalation of aroma were selected. The data obtained in this study were processed using the SPSS program for Windows, and all measurements were calculated as mean and standard deviation (mean ± SD). To confirm the effects of aroma, the differences in measurements between no intervention, after inhaling oil, and after inhaling aroma were identified through the Friedman rank test. Post-hoc comparisons between no intervention and oil, and between no intervention and aroma, were analyzed using the Wilcoxon test. The analysis results are as follows. In summary, the aroma of neroli and lemon appears to increase psychological stability and reduce tension, potentially improving archery performance. KCI Citation Count: 0