• Mrs.Shubha K H
• Dr.Gerald Santhosh DSouza

The purpose of the study was to find out the effects of aerobic dance on selected psychological variables among college women. To achieve this purpose of the study, thirty (N=30) women studying various colleges in Karnataka state were randomly selected as subjects. Their age ranged from 18 to 21 years. The subjects were divided at random into two groups of fifteen in each (n=15) namely Aerobic Dance group and Control group. Group-I underwent Aerobic Dance and group-II acted as the Control group. The experimental group underwent the Aerobic Dance for 12 weeks duration and the number of the session was restricted to five. Among various psychological parameters anxiety and stress only selected for this research study. Anxiety was assessed by SCAT Questionnaire and stress was measured through Everly and Girnado’s Psychological Stress Scale. All the subjects were tested prior to and immediately after the experimental period on the selected dependent variables. The data obtained from the aerobic dance group before and after the experimental period were statistically analyzed with dependent t- test. The level of confidence was fixed at 0.05 level for all the cases. The results of the study showed that aerobic dance group has been found to be better than Control group in controlling anxiety and stress.

Keywords: Aerobic Dance, Anxiety, Stress

"The Effects of Aerobic Dance on Selected Psychological Variables of College Women", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 11, page no.a680-a683, November-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2311085.pdf

"The Effects of Aerobic Dance on Selected Psychological Variables of College Women", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 11, page no. ppa680-a683, November-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2311085.pdf