Term of Award
Summer 2019
Degree Name
Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology (Psy.D.)
Document Type and Release Option
Dissertation (open access)
Copyright Statement / License for Reuse
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Department
Department of Psychology
Committee Chair
Jessica Brooks
Committee Member 1
Janice Steirn
Committee Member 2
Lawrence Locker
Abstract
People experience stress on a daily basis. If not properly managed, stress can lead to disturbances in cognitive functioning, mood-related problems, obesity, and heart disease. Guided imagery has been shown to be an effective technique to help people recover from stress. The literature on guided imagery, however, does not take the theme of the guided imagery script into account. Additionally, there are gaps in the research regarding any interaction between rurality and mood, stress, and guided imagery. A repeated measures MANOVA was conducted to test the main aim of this study; that is, to determine if theme of guided imagery influences self-reports of stress and mood following an ego-depletion task. Results revealed no effect of condition (guided imagery) on self-reported stress and mood, but revealed an effect of time (i.e., 10 minutes) on self-reported stress and mood. These results suggest that 10 minutes of rest may have the same stress-reducing effect as guided imagery.
OCLC Number
1112365414
Catalog Permalink
https://galileo-georgiasouthern.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01GALI_GASOUTH/1fi10pa/alma9916234890102950
Recommended Citation
Hutchison, Thomas H., "An Examination of the Effects of Guided Imagery Theme on Stress and Mood Following an Ego-Depletion Task" (2019). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 1959.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/etd/1959
Research Data and Supplementary Material
Yes
