Effect of Vipassana Meditation on Mental Health of Adolescents
F-ratio showed that 4-months Vipassana training to the participants significantly enhance their mental health, males having better mental health than females.
Abstract
The main purpose of this study was to examine the effect of Vipassana meditation on mental health of adolescents. The purposive sample (N = 60) was employed. The age range of the participants was between 16 to 19 years. Sample consists of both Male and female adolescents (30 male and 30 female). A reliable and valid mental health checklist developed and standardized by Pramod Kumar was used in collecting data. Pretest-Posttest design was employed. F-ratio was utilized to analyze data. F-ratio (F = 5.03) showed that 4-months Vipassana training to the participants significantly enhance their mental health. Also, significant gender differences (F = 4.52) was also found in mental health, males having better mental health than females.