EFFECT OF HATHA YOGA ON ACADEMIC ANXIETY IN SCHOOL CHILDREN

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This study investigates the impact of Hatha yoga intervention on academic anxiety levels among secondary school students practicing martial arts. Academic anxiety, a prevalent issue impacting students' well-being and academic performance, was measured using the Academic Anxiety Scale for Students developed by Singh and Sengupta (2009). The study involved a sample of 110 students from five secondary schools in Delhi, India, selected through random purposive sampling. The sample comprised students practicing either Taekwondo or Karate for at least two years and a control group with no martial arts experience. Both the Taekwondo and Karate groups received a 45-minute Hatha yoga intervention, while the control group engaged in their regular sports activities for the same duration. Analysis of covariance indicated that students practicing Taekwondo and Karate, coupled with the Hatha yoga intervention, exhibited lower levels of academic anxiety compared to the control group. The median academic anxiety percentile rank for the Taekwondo group was 45.0, while the Karate group had a median of 46.5. In contrast, the control group showed a significantly higher median percentile rank of 69.5. These findings suggest that engaging in martial arts practices like Taekwondo and Karate, along with Hatha yoga, may have a positive influence on reducing academic anxiety among secondary school students.

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