Effectiveness of Anapanasati Meditation on Internal Locus of Control, Psychological Well-being, Resilience and Altruism Among Orphan Adolescents.
Annals of neurosciences January 10, 2026 Tintisha Basu, Pragyan Dangwal, Mahesh Deodar et al.
A three-month program of Anapanasati meditation improved internal locus of control, psychological well-being, resilience, and altruism among orphan adolescents in Pune, India. The study included 108 adolescents aged 13–17, equally divided between orphans living in institutions and non-orphans, with equal numbers of males and females. Significant changes appeared from the second month onward in the experimental group compared to the control group. The authors suggest that this low-cost, culturally non-intensive meditation technique can be practically applied in schools, orphanages, and residential care facilities, especially in resource-constrained settings.