Volume : VII, Issue : XII, December - 2018

EFFICACY OF YOGA AND MEDITATION ON ACADEMIC STRESS AMONG HIGH SCHOOL CHILDREN

Dr. P. Sudha, Prof. B. S. Kumar Reddy

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PROF. B. S. KUMAR REDDY**

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Stress has become an inevitable word in this fast spinning technical world. Stress is been experienced by almost everyone around irrespective of the age they are in. Apart from the home environment children spend most of the time in their school environment. School environment, curriculum design, examinations and social support definitely would influence the level of stress experienced by the children. The ancient practice of yoga and meditation help children and young people cope with stress and thus contribute positively to mental health. Yoga and meditation are powerful medium for developing the personality of child and making them capable of facing the present day challenges and problems. The Present study was an attempt to find out the efficacy of yoga and meditation on academic stress among high school children. Sample of the study consisted of 60 boys and girls of various schools in Tirupati, A.P in the age group of 12–15 years. Sample was selected by using a simple randomized sampling technique. Stress was assessed by using appropriate standardized tool (Sreenivas and Kumar, 1999). Pre and post quasi experimental design was employed to find out the effect of yoga and meditation on academic stress among high school children. Pre assessment was done for children and after pre assessment yoga and meditation interventional practices were given for a period of six weeks and then post test was conducted. Means, SDs, ANOVA and t test were employed to analyze the data. Findings of the study revealed that yoga and meditation has significant influence on academic stress among high school children. Hoping that this study would provide new and relevant information regarding yoga and meditation effect on academic stress would help counselors, social workers, teachers to develop and use interventions to reduce stress among high school children.

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EFFICACY OF YOGA AND MEDITATION ON ACADEMIC STRESS AMONG HIGH SCHOOL CHILDREN , Dr. P.SUDHA, Prof. B.S.KUMAR REDDY , INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-7|Issue-12| December-2018

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