title: Stress experienced while travelling without sight.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine the stress reaction of pedestrians travelling without sight and the stress-reducing effect of a relaxation exercise immediately following travel. 16 students in special education volunteered for this experiment. They were blindfolded while travelling. A trait-state-anxiety questionnaire was administered. Analysis of variance indicated statistically significant effects. Travelling without sight increased state-anxiety as compared to trait-anxiety. With a simple relaxation technique, state-anxiety was reduced appreciably.
authors.affiliation: Pädagogische Hochschule Heidelberg, Germany.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pfeiffer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D001766:Blindness / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011581:Psychological Tests; D012064:Relaxation Therapy; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy