Effectiveness of mindfulness meditation on bio-psychological parameters among adolescence in selected nursing colleges at Madurai
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anxiety, depression, mindfulness meditation, self esteem, stressAbstract
Background: There is a correlation between self-esteem in adolescents and depression, Anxiety and stress and Mindfulness meditation is effective to reduce these factors and gives relaxation among adolescents. The study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of mindfulness meditation on low self-esteem, depression, anxiety and stress among Students from selected Nursing colleges at Madurai, Tamilnadu, India. Methods: An Experimental design was employed for this study with participation of 300 students in Madurai in Tamilnadu. A structured DASS scale applied to ask about depression, anxiety and stress, and Rosenberg scale was administer to find the level of Self-esteem before and after Administration mindfulness meditation. Results: Students with low self-esteem were revealed that there is significance different in mean score of depression among experimental group that 15.2 in pre test and post test 8.6 where as in control group there is no significance difference subsequently Anxiety, stress, self esteem pre test score was 15.0, 17.8, 22.1 and post test score was 9.9, 12.7, 28.3. This shows significant change after administration of mindfulness meditation. Conclusions: Self-esteem is associated with anxiety, depression, and stress, which significantly affect students’ quality of life.
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