Evaluation of the Mental Health Benefits of Yoga in a Secondary School: A Preliminary Randomized Controlled Trial

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作者
Khalsa, Sat Bir S.
Hickey-Schultz, Lynn [1 ]
Cohen, Deborah [4 ]
Steiner, Naomi [2 ]
Cope, Stephen [3 ]
机构
[1] Harvard Univ, Dept Psychiat, Grad Sch Educ, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
[2] Tufts Univ New England Med Ctr, Div Dev Behav Pediat, Floating Hosp Children, Boston, MA 02111 USA
[3] Kripalu Ctr Yoga & Hlth, Inst Extraordinary Living, Stockbridge, MA 01262 USA
[4] Core Yoga, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
关键词
STRESS-MANAGEMENT; ADOLESCENTS; MEDITATION; DISORDERS; CHILDREN; IMPACT;
D O I
10.1007/s11414-011-9249-8
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R19 [保健组织与事业(卫生事业管理)];
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摘要
The goal of this study was to evaluate potential mental health benefits of yoga for adolescents in secondary school. Students were randomly assigned to either regular physical education classes or to 11 weeks of yoga sessions based upon the Yoga Ed program over a single semester. Students completed baseline and end-program self-report measures of mood, anxiety, perceived stress, resilience, and other mental health variables. Independent evaluation of individual outcome measures revealed that yoga participants showed statistically significant differences over time relative to controls on measures of anger control and fatigue/inertia. Most outcome measures exhibited a pattern of worsening in the control group over time, whereas changes in the yoga group over time were either minimal or showed slight improvements. These preliminary results suggest that implementation of yoga is acceptable and feasible in a secondary school setting and has the potential of playing a protective or preventive role in maintaining mental health.
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