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The present epidemiological study evaluates the impact of yoga and meditation practices on the teenagers\u2019 mental health and lifestyle choices.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The total sample size is 425, of age group 13\u201319, 237 were practicing either yoga, meditation or both, while 188 practiced neither meditation nor yoga. Several different parameters were assessed via the PROMIS pediatric forms. Several lifestyle habits were also assessed using subjective questions.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Our study has demonstrated that teens who practiced yoga and meditation had a significantly positive effect on the parameters such as positive affect (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      value &lt;.001), global health (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      value = .03) and cognitive health (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      value = .02) compared to their peers who did not practice any yoga or meditation. It was also shown a negative effect on parameters such as psychological stress experiences (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      value = .06), sleep related problems (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      value = .41).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Along with the mental and cognitive health, the decisions and choices made by the teenagers who practice yoga and meditation are shown to be better than their peers in this Indian epidemiological study.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/13591045261446334","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,21]],"date-time":"2026-04-21T19:07:59Z","timestamp":1776798479000},"page":"960-979","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Can Yoga and Meditation Practice Motivate Teenagers to Adopt a Healthier Lifestyle: An Epidemiological Study"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"31","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9215-3933","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Saumya","family":"Subramanian","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Research, Sri Sri Institute for Advanced Research, Bangalore, Karnataka, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Anuradha","family":"Rajaram","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Research, Sri Sri Institute for Advanced Research, Bangalore, Karnataka, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Pravin","family":"Sangle","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Research, Sri Sri Institute for Advanced Research, Bangalore, Karnataka, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9419-1941","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Dipika","family":"Mahapatra","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Research, Sri Sri Institute for Advanced Research, Bangalore, Karnataka, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Divya","family":"Kanchibhotla","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Research, Sri Sri Institute for Advanced Research, Bangalore, Karnataka, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,21]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_7_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.18203\/2394-6040.ijcmph20195467"},{"key":"e_1_3_7_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1093\/jpepsy\/jss107"},{"key":"e_1_3_7_4_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1093\/jpepsy\/jsy010"},{"key":"e_1_3_7_5_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3390\/ijerph19169960"},{"key":"e_1_3_7_6_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/ijpo.12846"},{"key":"e_1_3_7_7_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ijans.2016.01.001"},{"key":"e_1_3_7_8_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S0140-6736(18)32052-X"},{"issue":"116","key":"e_1_3_7_9_1","first-page":"116","article-title":"Meditate to create: The impact of focused-attention and open-monitoring training on convergent and divergent thinking","volume":"3","author":"Colzato L. 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