Stress reduction in youth under

The article describes the effectiveness of a psychological intervention program aimed at reducing stress levels. The formative experiment included 24 young people with moderate to high levels of perceived stress: 12 in experimental group (EG) and 12 in control group (CG). Implementation of the intervention program in the experimental group resulted in a statistically significant reduction in stress levels, as evidenced by the analysis conducted using the Mann-Whitney U test for independent samples. The findings revealed significant differences between the retest results of the experimental group (GE retest) and the control group (GC retest) (U =14, p≤0.05). These statistically significant differences indicate that the changes observed in the experimental group participants were a direct outcome of the intervention program’s effectiveness. The observed improvements are due to a well-structured and comprehensive “kit” of psychological techniques that fostered self-knowledge, promoted the development of adaptive behaviors (such as courage, commitment, happiness, and optimism), and supported the effective regulation of both muscular tension and emotional states.