From contemplation to serenity: how yoga meditation improves the mental health of female college students?
ObjectiveThis study aims to investigate the impact of yoga meditation on the mental health of female college students, focusing on how meditation improves emotional regulation, alleviates stress and strengthens psychological resilience.MethodsEmploying a combination of quantitative assessment and qu...
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| description | ObjectiveThis study aims to investigate the impact of yoga meditation on the mental health of female college students, focusing on how meditation improves emotional regulation, alleviates stress and strengthens psychological resilience.MethodsEmploying a combination of quantitative assessment and qualitative analysis, the study measured participants’ emotional states, stress levels, and psychological resilience across multiple time points to track participants’ mental health changes dynamically. In-depth interviews and analysis of meditation journals were also conducted.ResultsYoga meditation significantly reduced anxiety, depression, and perceived stress while enhancing emotional regulation and self-awareness. Meditation positively influenced neuroplasticity, inducing beneficial changes in brain regions associated with emotional control and cognitive flexibility. Additionally, improved autonomic nervous system function was observed, with increased parasympathetic activity and reduced sympathetic response. Meditation strengthened psychological resilience in female college students, improved stress-coping strategies, and sustained positive mental health benefits even after the intervention.ConclusionYoga meditation is an effective mental health intervention, bolstering emotional regulation and reducing stress among female college students. Integrating yoga meditation into campus mental health programs is recommended to provide students with greater practice opportunities and personalized guidance. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e0c6895ee6e04eccb1d5770b39cbcd7b2025-08-20T02:47:04ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782025-03-011610.3389/fpsyg.2025.15459431545943From contemplation to serenity: how yoga meditation improves the mental health of female college students?Lanjuan Liu0Cheng Liu1Lijun Tang2Xing Wang3Qiangming Feng4School of Physical Education, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Physical Education, Donghua University, Shanghai, ChinaSchool of Physical Education, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Physical Education, Shanghai Southwest Weiyu Affiliated Experimental School, Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Physical Education, Shanghai International Studies University, Shanghai, ChinaObjectiveThis study aims to investigate the impact of yoga meditation on the mental health of female college students, focusing on how meditation improves emotional regulation, alleviates stress and strengthens psychological resilience.MethodsEmploying a combination of quantitative assessment and qualitative analysis, the study measured participants’ emotional states, stress levels, and psychological resilience across multiple time points to track participants’ mental health changes dynamically. In-depth interviews and analysis of meditation journals were also conducted.ResultsYoga meditation significantly reduced anxiety, depression, and perceived stress while enhancing emotional regulation and self-awareness. Meditation positively influenced neuroplasticity, inducing beneficial changes in brain regions associated with emotional control and cognitive flexibility. Additionally, improved autonomic nervous system function was observed, with increased parasympathetic activity and reduced sympathetic response. Meditation strengthened psychological resilience in female college students, improved stress-coping strategies, and sustained positive mental health benefits even after the intervention.ConclusionYoga meditation is an effective mental health intervention, bolstering emotional regulation and reducing stress among female college students. Integrating yoga meditation into campus mental health programs is recommended to provide students with greater practice opportunities and personalized guidance.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1545943/fullyoga meditationmental healthemotional regulationstress reliefpsychological resilience |
| spellingShingle | Lanjuan Liu Cheng Liu Lijun Tang Xing Wang Qiangming Feng From contemplation to serenity: how yoga meditation improves the mental health of female college students? Frontiers in Psychology yoga meditation mental health emotional regulation stress relief psychological resilience |
| title | From contemplation to serenity: how yoga meditation improves the mental health of female college students? |
| title_full | From contemplation to serenity: how yoga meditation improves the mental health of female college students? |
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| title_sort | from contemplation to serenity how yoga meditation improves the mental health of female college students |
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