SKY Nithyanantham meditation to control Aggression Violence thoughts among Juvenile Delinquents
International Journal For Multidisciplinary Research May 26, 2024 DOI: 10.36948/ijfmr.2024.v06i03.21364 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Experimental study with pre-test and post-test control group Peer reviewed |
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| Sample size | 80 |
| Population | Male juvenile delinquents at a Juvenile Observation Home in Coimbatore, India |
| Interventions | Pranayama simplified physical exercises |
| Duration | 1 hour daily, 5 days per week, for 6 months |
| Measures | Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale (DASS), Aggression Violence thoughts, Self-esteem Scale by Penn State |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Key findings | The experimental group practicing Simplified Kundalini Yoga's Nithyanantham Meditation, pranayama, and physical exercises for six months showed significant reductions in aggression and violence thoughts and improvements on the DASS at the 0.01 level, while the control group showed no significant changes. The authors attribute these effects to yoga's anti-depressant qualities, cognitive correction, and enhanced self-esteem. |
Abstract
Background: Crimes committed by young individuals and is crucial for anti-social violent behaviors to the society have juvenile delinquency. Juvenile delinquency constitutes nearly one-fifth of crimes against people and one-third of property crimes in India. The majority of youths have engaged in some form of delinquency during their adolescent years. Efforts to Prevention, intervention, and rehabilitation interventions play a crucial role in addressing juvenile delinquency and promoting positive outcomes for young individuals.
Aim: The aim of this study to influence the Simplified Kundalini Yoga’s Nithyanantham Meditation to control Aggression Violence Thoughts among Juvenile Delinquents.
Methods: The experimental study was conducted on Delinquents subjects of Juvenile Observation Home at Coimbatore, India in 2023. The total number of 80 Juvenile delinquent Male subjects divided to 2 equal groups of Experimental and Control group with a pre-test & Post-test conducted. Using the psychological variables of Pre and Post-test scores of DASS (Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale) and Aggression Violence thoughts. The practice of SKY Nithyanantham meditation, Pranayama with simplified physical exercises conducted regularly on 5 days of a week, daily 1 hour for 6 months training programme given to the Experimental group. Self-esteem Scale by Penn State has been used. Psychological variables were assessed by the self-report questionnaire pre and post intervention training programme. The results of data analysed by t-test and ANOVA. According to statistical analysis, at < 0.01 level of significant results obtained Experimental group, no significant results of selected variables by the control group subjects based on the post-test results.
Conclusion: The results was clear that Simplified Kundalini Yoga’s Nithyanantham Meditation to control Aggression Violence Thoughts among Juvenile Delinquents. The yoga therapeutics with respect to anti-depressant qualities corrects underlying cognitive psychology, social cognition and an overall enhancement of self-esteem. KEY WORDS: Juvenile delinquents, Yoga, Meditation, Aggression thoughts & Self-esteem, etc.