Group counseling and yoga practices: Effective tools for reducing the aggression of adolescents

Pages: 401-405
Priyanka Saraf (Department of Clinical Psychology, D.G. College, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh)

This study examined the impact of group counseling & yoga practices on aggression of adolescents. A assessment was made for measuring the post effect after offering yoga practices & group counseling, Sample on 120 adolescents in Experimental & Control groups, 30 female & 30 male adolescents in each group have been taken as subjects from International & Public Schools of Delhi (CBSE board) aged 14 to 18 years (Late Adolescents), sample have been selected by using Quota Sampling, Aggression questionnaire was administered (pre test) on them. After offering the intervention package (Bhramari Pranayam, Yoganidra, Group Counseling & Atma Bodha & Tatva Bodha ki Sadhana), a post test was administered upon same subjects, Data was analyzed by using the ‘t’ test, results revealed that aggression of adolescents reduced in experimental group, In control group results of pre & post test for girls were same, but not of boys, perhaps due to some environmental factor, It concludes that yogic practices & Group Counseling techniques are effective in reducing the aggression of adolescents.