The Study of the Efficacy of One Month A-U-M Chanting on Stress and Anxiety for Working Professionals

This study is aimed to investigate effects of A-U-M chanting on perceived stress, state anxiety and trait anxiety on a sample of working professionals.The study employed a pretest-posttest design with a control group.Participants were divided into two group (Intervention and Control group) based on convenience sampling.The intervention group were engaged in one month A-U-M chanting intervention whereas the participants from control group followed daily regular routine.Measurements of perceived stress, state anxiety and trait anxiety were measured before and after the intervention period for both intervention and control group.The findings revealed a significant reduction in perceived stress, trait anxiety and state anxiety in the intervention group compared to the control group.These results suggest that A-U-M chanting can be an effective practice for stress and anxiety reduction in working professionals.