title: An experimental analysis to monitor and manage stress among engineering students using Galvanic Skin Response meter.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  This paper studies the impact of musical religious songs (hymns) for managing stress of Indian Engineering students through Galvanic Skin Response (GSR).
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The objective of the paper is to find out, whether listening to hymns is able to reduce the value of GSR.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sample students were selected through initial screening and the students who reported high mental stress during the interview were selected for the main drills. All the readings were taken using a GSR meter. Statistical t-test was used for the purpose of hypothesis testing.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The study examines the relation between GSR and stress. The results indicated that listening to hymns had a significant effect on the value of GSR. The results highlight that GSR decreased at t = 300 seconds for the experimental group, who listened to hymns, as compared to control group (not exposed to the same).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It is recommended that, this amazingly effortless and yet highly efficient traditional technique of listening to hymns be made a part of student's routine curriculum. The paper aims at spreading awareness of listening to hymns as one of the modes of Stress Management amongst Indian Engineering Students.
authors.affiliation: School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Thapar University, Patiala, Punjab, India.|Electrical Engineering, Thapar Polytechnic College, Patiala, Punjab, India.
authors.forename: Anurag
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Joshi
authors.affiliation: School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Thapar University, Patiala, Punjab, India.
authors.forename: Ravi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kiran
authors.affiliation: Electrical Engineering, Thapar Polytechnic College, Patiala, Punjab, India.
authors.forename: Ash Narayan
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Sah
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004738:Engineering / Q000193:education*; D005712:Galvanic Skin Response; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods; D009147:Music Therapy / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D012068:Religion and Medicine; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: GSR; GSR sensor; Hymns