Yoga for the prevention of depression, anxiety, and aggression and the promotion of socio-emotional competencies in school-aged children

Velásquez, Ana María; López, María Adelaida; Quiñonez, Natalia; Paba, Diana Patricia

doi:10.1080/13803611.2015.1111804

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“…Furthermore, not having the exposure with the parents during this time might have made it nonconducive for its appraisal. The trend seen in the present study is in line with a previous randomized controlled trial[30] evaluating changes in socioemotional competencies, such as empathy and prosociality, as a result of a yoga program delivered twice a week for 12 weeks to 125 low socioeconomic adolescents.…”

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Effect of residential yoga camp on psychosocial fitness of adolescents

2019

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Background: Adolescence is a key phase of socialization, where improved psychosocial fitness helps to promote socioeconomic productivity in societies. Psychosocial fitness also has an impact on the academic performance, overall health, and quality of life, throughout life. The present study evaluates the effect of yoga intervention on psychosocial fitness among adolescents. Materials and Methods: A single group, pre and post yoga interventional study was carried out in three independent cohorts (batches 1, 2, and 3), having sample size of 148, 167, and 195 respectively. A 7-day integrated yoga intervention was given in a residential setting. Psychosocial assessments included social competence, empathy, altruism, parent relationship, and peer friendship. Data were collected from the participants and their parents using respective versions of the scales. While pre- and post-data were collected from all the adolescent participants, pre- and post-data from parents were collected for 340 and 43 parents only. The objective of the analyses was to evaluate the effect of the yoga program and check the consistency of these effects. Results: Significant changes ( P < 0.05) were seen in social competence, empathy, and altruism in batches 2 and 3, whereas changes in batch 1 showed nonsignificant improvements. Analyses of the parental data indicated a significant improvement in parent relationship ( P = 0.035) and also nonsignificant improvement in all other outcomes. Conclusion: Results suggested that yoga intervention might help in improving psychosocial fitness in adolescents. It also helped to demonstrate that administering yoga was acceptable and feasible in a residential setting.

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confidence: 91%

Effect of residential yoga camp on psychosocial fitness of adolescents

2019

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“…The remaining 7 studies were medium-risk, and 4 of these found support for improvements in observable pro-social outcomes as compared to active (Hutcherson, Seppala, & Gross, 2008; Logie & Frewen, 2015) and wait-list controls (Condon, Desbordes, Miller, & DeSteno, 2013; Flook, Goldberg, Pinger, & Davidson, 2015). Two of the 3 studies that did not find significant effects were conducted in children (Poehlmann-Tynan et al, 2016; Velásquez, López, Quiñonez, & Paba, 2015). Two studies that reported observable improvements were the same studies that did not find support for subjective improvements (Kang et al, 2014; Rosenberg et al, 2015).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Eight studies did not conduct formal mediation analyses but explored correlations between changes in pro-social outcomes and changes in other variables that suggest potential mechanisms of action (Jazaieri et al, 2013; Keefe, 1979; Kemeny et al, 2012; Mascaro et al, 2013; Rosenberg et al, 2015; Velásquez et al, 2015; Wallmark et al, 2013; Weng et al, 2013). Almost all (7 out of 8) examined the relationship between amount of home practice/meditation adherence and pro-social outcomes: 5 found that greater meditation practice was correlated with greater pro-social outcomes (Jazaieri et al., 2013; Keefe, 1979; Rosenberg et al, 2015; Velásquez et al, 2015; Wallmark et al, 2013) and 2 found no significant correlation (Kemeny et la., 2012; Mascaro et al, 2013). One study also found that increases in mindfulness and self-compassion, and decreases in stress, were significantly correlated with increases in empathy (Wallmark et al, 2013).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…These mechanisms are also consistent with research demonstrating that mindfulness-based interventions increase trait mindfulness (Quaglia, Braun, Freeman, McDaniel, & Brown, 2016), as trait mindfulness is likely to promote real-time awareness of others’ suffering and thus greater opportunities for pro-social action (Bibeau et al, 2016). Amount of meditation practice may play a role in a dose-response relationship, with reports of greater practice associated with greater improvements (Jazaieri et al, 2013; Keefe, 1979; Oman et al, 2010; Rosenberg et al, 2015; Shapiro et al, 1998; Velásquez et al, 2015; Wallmark et al, 2013). However, it is possible that some studies did not find a relationship between home practice and outcomes and did not report these non-significant findings.…”

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confidence: 99%

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A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of the Effects of Meditation on Empathy, Compassion, and Prosocial Behaviors

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Increased attention has focused on methods to increase empathy, compassion, and pro-social behavior. Meditation practices have traditionally been used to cultivate pro-social outcomes, and recently investigations have sought to evaluate their efficacy for these outcomes. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of meditation for pro-social emotions and behavior. A literature search was conducted in PubMed, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, CINAHL, Embase, and Cochrane databases (inception-April 2016) using the search terms: mindfulness, meditation, mind-body therapies, tai chi, yoga, MBSR, MBCT, empathy, compassion, love, altruism, sympathy, or kindness. Randomized controlled trials in any population were included (26 studies with 1,714 subjects). Most were conducted among healthy adults (=11) using compassion or loving kindness meditation (=18) over 8-12weeks (=12) in a group format (=17). Most control groups were wait-list or no-treatment (=15). Outcome measures included self-reported emotions (e.g., composite scores, validated measures) and observed behavioral outcomes (e.g., helping behavior in real-world and simulated settings). Many studies showed a low risk of bias. Results demonstrated small to medium effects of meditation on self-reported (SMD = .40, < .001) and observable outcomes (SMD = .45, < .001) and suggest psychosocial and neurophysiological mechanisms of action. Subgroup analyses also supported small to medium effects of meditation even when compared to active control groups. Clinicians and meditation teachers should be aware that meditation can improve positive pro-social emotions and behaviors.

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“…Exercise, Yoga and increasing physical activities in general were evaluated regarding their effectiveness in treating or preventing depression [86]. A systematic review of the literature and meta-analysis of the available trials showed a small number of low-moderate quality trials.…”

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confidence: 99%