Vpliv joge na mladostnike z anksiozno motnjo - pregled literature

Žnidarič, Ema (avtor), Hiti, Nina (mentor)

Uvod: Duševne težave pri mladostnikih v zadnjih letih naraščajo, še dodatno jih je poslabšala pandemija COVID-19. Anksiozne motnje so najpogostejše duševne motnje pri mladostnikih. Dejavnike tveganja za nastanek tovrstnih motenj delimo na sociodemografske, družinske, psihološke in biološke. Anksioznost je možganski odziv na nevarnost oziroma dražljaje, ki jih organizem zavestno poskuša preprečiti. Joga, katere temelj je vzpostavljanje ravnovesja med telesom, dihanjem in umom, bi lahko mladostnikom s simptomi anksioznih motenj nudila duševne in telesne koristi. Joga izboljšuje počutje, krepi samopodobo in zmanjšuje negativna vedenja pri mladostnikih. Namen: Namen diplomskega dela je bil ugotoviti vpliv joge na mladostnike z anksiozno motnjo. Metode dela: Za diplomsko delo je bil opravljen pregled literature v podatkovni zbirki PubMed. Izbrane so bile raziskave, mlajše od leta 2012, ki so opisovale vpliv joge na mladostnike s simptomi anksiozne motnje. Pregledani so bili prosto dostopni članki v angleškem jeziku, uporabljene so bile ključne besede: »yoga« in »adolescents« in »anxiety«. Rezultati: V pregled literature so bile vključene štiri raziskave, v vseh skupaj je sodelovalo 233 preiskovancev. V treh raziskavah je bila poskusna skupina deležna vadbe joge, v eni pa so mladostniki izvajali tehniko resonance zvoka uma. Obravnave so trajale od dva do dvanajst tednov. Posamezna vadba je trajala od 30 do 60 minut ali pa podatek ni bil naveden. Preiskovanci so bili deležni od ene do sedmih vadb tedensko. V dveh raziskavah so ugotovili statistično značilno zmanjšanje anksioznosti, pri preostalih dveh pa statistično pomembnih značilnih razlik pri mladostnikih z anksioznomotnjo niso ugotovili. Razprava in zaključek: V raziskavah so pokazali relativno pomemben vpliv joge na mladostnike s simptomi anksioznih motenj. Kljub temu smo ugotovili, da obstaja malo raziskav, ki bi se nanašale izključno na omenjeno temo. V prihodnje bi bilo smiselno izvesti raziskave, ki bi spremljale dolgoročne učinke joge na simptome anksioznih motenj pri mladostnikih ter raziskave z enotnimi merilnimi orodji, saj bi bili tako rezultati med seboj še bolj primerljivi.

• Jezik: Slovenski jezik
• Ključne besede: joga, mladostništvo, anksioznost
• Vrsta gradiva: Diplomsko delo/naloga
• Organizacija: ZF - Zdravstvena fakulteta
• Leto izida: 2026
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-180393
• Datum objave v RUL: 07.03.2026

Sekundarni jezik

• Jezik: Angleški jezik
• Naslov: The impact of yoga on adolescents with anxiety disorder - literature review

Izvleček

Introduction: Mental health issues among adolescents have been increasing in recent years, and the COVID-19 pandemic has further exacerbated them. Anxiety disorders are the most common mental disorders in adolescence. Risk factors for the development of these disorders can be divided into socio-demographic, family, psychological, and biological factors. Anxiety is the brain's response to danger or stimuli that the body consciously tries to prevent. Yoga, which is based on establishing balance between the body, breath, and mind, could provide both mental and physical benefits to adolescents with symptoms of anxiety disorders. Yoga improves well-being, strengthens self-image, and reduces negative behaviours in adolescents. Purpose: The purpose of the thesis was to determine the effect of yoga on adolescents with anxiety disorders. Methods: For the thesis, a literature review was conducted in the PubMed database. Studies published after 2012 that described the effect of yoga on adolescents with symptoms of anxiety disorders were selected. Freely accessible articles in English were reviewed, using the keywords: “yoga” and “adolescents” and “anxiety”. Results: The literature review included four studies, with a total of 233 participants. In three studies, the experimental group received yoga training, and in one, adolescents practiced a yoga-based mind sound resonance technique. Interventions lasted from two to twelve weeks. Each session lasted from 30 to 60 minutes, or the duration wasn't specified. The frequency of the workouts also differed. Participants received one to seven sessions per week. Two studies found a statistically significant reduction in anxiety, while the other two found no statistically significant differences among adolescents with anxiety disorders. Discussion and conclusion: Research has shown a relatively meaningful impact of yoga on adolescents with symptoms of anxiety disorders. Despite this, only a limited number of studies focus exclusively on this topic. It would be useful to conduct future research that examines the long-term effects of yoga on anxiety disorder symptoms in adolescents and studiesthat use uniform measurement tools, as this would make the results more comparable.

• Ključne besede: yoga, adolescence, anxiety