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Research Paper | Yoga and Meditation | Volume 5 Issue 11, November 2016 | Pages: 1525 - 1529 | India
Guided Intervention through Scientific Method of Meditation for Management of Stress and Depression among College Students
Abstract: Introduction: The study was conducted to explore and manage depression, stress and anxiety among college students by providing guided intervention of scientific spiritual method of AUM meditation. Plan of study: The plan of study included objective mapping of reduction in comprehensive anxiety and enhancement in mental health after intervention with scientific spiritual meditation for 30 days. The compatibility of the meditation for people of different religions, faiths, educational backgrounds, gender, caste, creeds and lifestyle was also mapped. Study population: The study population consisted of 134 college students of age group 18-22 years, selected using probability random sampling technique, out of which 122 students participated in the stress management workshop. Methodology: The mapping of test parameters before intervention (test) and re-test after practicing meditation for 30 days were done through published standardized questionnaire. Result: (i) 91.04% of study population accepted and responded for Spiritual AUM Meditation (ii) The overall enhancement in mental health parameter was found to be 91.57% (iii) Overall reduction in comprehensive anxiety was 82.61% (iv) Before intervention, 62.70% of the study population (students) were in the mental health parameter of very low to low state, 19.8% of students were in the mental health parameter of medium state, and only 17.5% of students indicated a high state of mental health parameters. After the intervention of Spiritual AUM Meditation, definite improvements in mental health parameter was reported, as the score indicated 83.70% of students in high and very high state of mental health parameter, 10.6% of students in medium state of mental health parameter, and only 5.7% of students in low state of mental health parameter (v) Before intervention, 86.4% of the students indicated high to very high state of comprehensive anxiety. After the intervention, there was definite improvement, with 83.4% of the students scoring in very low to low state of comprehensive anxiety.Introduction: The study was conducted to explore and manage depression, stress and anxiety among college students by providing guided intervention of scientific spiritual method of AUM meditation. Plan of study: The plan of study included objective mapping of reduction in comprehensive anxiety and enhancement in mental health after intervention with scientific spiritual meditation for 30 days. The compatibility of the meditation for people of different religions, faiths, educational backgrounds, gender, caste, creeds and lifestyle was also mapped. Study population: The study population consisted of 134 college students of age group 18-22 years, selected using probability random sampling technique, out of which 122 students participated in the stress management workshop. Methodology: The mapping of test parameters before intervention (test) and re-test after practicing meditation for 30 days were done through published standardized questionnaire. Result: (i) 91.04% of study population accepted and responded for Spiritual AUM Meditation (ii) The overall enhancement in mental health parameter was found to be 91.57% (iii) Overall reduction in comprehensive anxiety was 82.61% (iv) Before intervention, 62.70% of the study population (students) were in the mental health parameter of very low to low state, 19.8% of students were in the mental health parameter of medium state, and only 17.5% of students indicated a high state of mental health parameters. After the intervention of Spiritual AUM Meditation, definite improvements in mental health parameter were reported, as the score indicated 83.70% of students in high and very high state of mental health parameter, 10.6% of students in medium state of mental health parameter, and only 5.7% of students in low state of mental health parameter (v) Before intervention, 86.4% of the students indicated high to very high state of comprehensive anxiety. After the intervention, there was definite improvement, with 83.4% of the students scoring in very low to low state of comprehensive anxiety. Conclusion: It is concluded that the scientific spiritual method of AUM meditation has explicit effect of enhancing the mental health of the practitioners. It is compatible to all and has definite impact on the practitioners in reducing comprehensive anxiety, stress, and depression.
Keywords: Stress Management, Meditation, Depression, Mental health, Spiritual, AUM (OM, ॐ)
How to Cite?: Dr. M. K. Bimal, Dr. U. K. Vimal, "Guided Intervention through Scientific Method of Meditation for Management of Stress and Depression among College Students", Volume 5 Issue 11, November 2016, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 1525-1529, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=ART20163172, DOI: https://dx.dx.doi.org/10.21275/ART20163172