Development of a school-based mindful yoga and meditation intervention module for enhancing adolescents' emotion regulation and well-being.
Journal of education and health promotion – January 01, 2025
Source: PubMed
Summary
Adolescents experienced significant improvements in well-being, mindfulness, and emotion regulation, alongside reduced psychological distress, after engaging in a Mindful Yoga and Meditation program. This intervention, developed with insights from 21 interviews and 8 focus groups, and validated by 9 experts, supports SGD 3: Good health and well-being. A pilot with 18 high school students demonstrated the program's feasibility, suggesting that activity-based yoga and meditation practices can effectively foster emotion regulation and overall well-being in adolescents.
Abstract
Mindfulness and Yoga practices are well-established interventions for enhancing adolescent well-being. This study aimed to design, validate, and evaluate a Mindful Yoga and Meditation (MYM) intervention module tailored for adolescents. The study was conducted in two phases. In Phase I, formative research using a qualitative approach was conducted to explore the needs, barriers, and facilitators for integrating mindfulness practices. Data were collected through in-depth interviews (n = 21) and focus group discussions (n = 8) with key stakeholders. Insights from the data, expert feedback, and literature review informed the development of the module, with content validity established using Lawshe's content validity ratio (n = 9 experts). Phase II involved a pilot study among high school students (n = 18) in a government school in Udupi district, Karnataka, India, in July 2024. Participants were recruited through purposive sampling. Standardized tools were used to measure the psychological distress (K10), emotion regulation (ERQ-CA), mindfulness (CAMM), and well-being (WHO-5). Thematic analysis was applied to qualitative data, while paired t-tests/Wilcoxon signed-rank tests were used for quantitative analysis. The results revealed significant reductions in psychological distress and emotional suppression and improvements in mindfulness, emotion regulation, and well-being. The validated MYM module is a feasible school-based intervention for fostering adolescent well-being and emotional regulation by addressing their developmental needs through activity-based mindfulness and yoga practices.