Effect of Yoga and Meditation on Quality of Life and Anxiety Among Adolescents
Kishor Ankulanekar, Dinesh Naik
Journal of Psychiatry Research Reviews & Reports March 30, 2026 DOI: 10.47363/jpsrr/2026(8)202 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Randomized controlled trial Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 60 |
| Population | Adolescents aged 16 to 19 years, male and female, from colleges in Nashik district, Maharashtra, India |
| Intervention | Yoga and meditation |
| Duration | 30 days |
| Topics | Anxiety Meditation |
| Key findings | A one-month yoga and meditation intervention significantly improved quality of life and significantly reduced anxiety among adolescents, as indicated by significant differences between pre-test and post-test scores. |
Abstract
Objective: The Main Objective is to understand the predictors of quality of life and to find the effect of yoga and meditation on quality of life and anxiety among adolescents.
Methods: For the present study the researcher collected a total sample size of 60. The sample was collected from the colleges of Nashik district (Maharashtra, India). The sample age group is between 16 to 19 years old males and females. For the intervention purpose, the participants for the experiment were selected by using the randomized sampling technique. The data were collected before and after yoga and meditation intervention at the end of the month. A specific Yoga module was administered to the intervention program for 30 days.Results: In our results, the P value of Quality of life among adolescents is 4.89 and it’s significant at a 0.01 level of significance. And P value of Anxiety among adolescents is 3.73.and a P value is above the 0.01 level of significance which shows a significant difference between the pretest and post-test values of anxiety.Conclusion: After this study, we conclude that one month’s yoga and meditation practice significantly improvement in quality of life and it will positively effect on the quality of life among adolescents. Also, the result shows that one month of yoga and meditation practice significantly reduced anxiety in adolescents.