Date of Graduation
5-2018
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Degree Level
Undergraduate
Department
Nursing
Advisor/Mentor
Shreve, Marilou
Committee Member/Reader
Scott, Allison
Committee Member/Second Reader
McNeill, Charleen
Abstract
Anxiety is a major disorder that has significant negative impact on a child’s behavior in the classroom, their ability to focus, their overall physical health and well-being. The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of 10 minutes of daily yoga on the anxiety of children in Kindergarten through 3rd grade over a 16 week period. Three categories of anxiety were tested: total anxiety, general anxiety disorder and social anxiety. The study found that 10 minutes of daily yoga practice in the classroom had a significant impact on the anxiety levels of children. There was a statistically significant decrease in total anxiety and general anxiety disorder after 16 weeks of practicing yoga, however there was no significant improvement in Significant School Avoidance scores. Yoga could be implemented into elementary schools as an intervention to decrease anxiety levels.
Keywords
Yoga; Anxiety; Elementary School; Mind Body Therapy; Alternative Medicine; Pediatric
Citation
Rosenberg, M. (2018). Reducing Anxiety in Elementary School Children by Implementing Yoga. The Eleanor Mann School of Nursing Undergraduate Honors Theses Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/nursuht/66