ArticleAnnals of neurosciences2019
Effect of anapanasati meditation on anxiety: a randomized control trial.
Article in Annals of neurosciences, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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- Lightening the mind with audiovisual stimulation as an accessible alternative to breath-focused meditation for mood and cognitive enhancement.Scientific reports · 2024Trial
- Effectiveness of Anapanasati Meditation on Internal Locus of Control, Psychological Well-being, Resilience and Altruism Among Orphan Adolescents.Annals of neurosciences · 2026Article
- Buddha image meditation is a potent predictor for mental health outcomes: A cross-sectional study among Thai high-school students.PloS one · 2025Article
- Moderating role of observing the five precepts of Buddhism on neuroticism, perceived stress, and depressive symptoms.PloS one · 2022Article
- Role of Equanimity on the Mediation Model of Neuroticism, Perceived Stress and Depressive Symptoms.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundMeditation has shown positive results in improving the psychological disorders such as anxiety. There is a need to study the therapeutic benefits of Anapanasati meditation, a mindfulness meditation technique. PURPOSE: The study aims at investigating the effect of Anapanasati meditation on individuals with moderate anxiety.
methodsA total of 112 participants who were willing to participate in the study were recruited for the study. Anapanasati meditation was used as an intervention. The participants were divided into two groups experiment and control groups. Experiment group had 56 persons performing Anapanasati meditation and Control group had 56 persons not performing any type of meditation. The experiment group practiced one hour of Anapanasati meditation daily under the supervision of experts for six months and continued their daily routine and control group was not given any intervention, but they continued their daily routine. State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) is used to assess the anxiety level.
resultsThe STAI score before and after Anapanasati meditation was analysed for both experiment and control groups using Paired Samples T test. The experiment group has shown significant reduction in the STAI (P < 0.05) score after the intervention whereas in the control group the reduction in STAI score was not significant.
conclusionThis study has shown that after six months of intervention, the subjects with moderate anxiety who practiced Anapanasati meditation had a significant decrease in their STAI score and the control group has not shown significant change in the STAI score.
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