Effect of one month Surya namaskara practice on psychological wellbeing in college student

Abstract

1.1 Psychological problems in college students There is a review article which report that mental disorders are as prevalent among college students and these disorders appear to be increasing in number and severity. The college years represent a developmentally challenging transition to adulthood, and untreated mental illness may have significant implications for academic success, productivity, substance use, and social relationships there is another Cross-sectional studies which indicate a high prevalence of mental health problems among college students. It is stated there is to be a relatively large proportion of students with mental health problems that are more than transient issues related to adjustments or other temporary factors 1.2 Impulsivity in college students Recent study define Impulsivity as implicated in risk models for a number of disorders, including alcoholism, eating disorders, and pathological gambling. And proven that sensation seeking and impulsivity as unique predictors of alcohol use and problems in college student. One another research which stated that impulsivity, is the tendency to act without thinking, is linked to risky behaviors during adolescence that can become difficult to modify over time and also suggested that those Interventions that can reduce impulsive behavior may therefore have a significant impact in deterring its negative consequences. 1.3 mindfulness college students There was Evidence based research suggests that meditation-based stress-management practices reduce stress and enhance forgiveness among college undergraduates. Because stress is a major issue for college students as they cope with a variety of academic, social, and personal challenges. Most first-year undergraduates are living apart from their parents for the first time. More advanced undergraduates face continuing pressure for academic performance as well as difficult career choices and job search issues. There is a research based growing evidence that mindfulness-based therapies may be effective in treating a variety of disorders including stress, substance abused, depression and anxiety among college students. 1.4 Self-esteem and college students There was a meta-analysis of research in educational settings found that self-steam is related both to academic performance (r = .38) and to persistence (r = .34) for college student. The contribution of self-steam to educational achievement is based both on the increased use of specific cognitive activities and strategies and on the positive impact of efficacy beliefs on the broader, more general classes of metacognitive skills and coping abilities. 1.5 Anxiety college and students There is research evidence suggested that anxiety related with examination effects the psychometric adequacy and student performance. There is another research on College that suggested that problem drinking and social anxiety are significant public health concerns with highly negative consequences.it has found that social anxiety disorder to be the third most common psychiatric disorder particularly relevant to college students, as there are high social demands. 1.6 Depression college and students There is research which reported that of those students who experienced depressive symptoms since beginning college, the four most commonly cited reasons for their depression were academic problems, loneliness, economic problems, and relationship difficulties. they also included that addition to the high rates of depression among adolescents and young adults,