Emotional and behavioral issues in adolescents pose significant obstacles to psychological well-being and academic achievement, potentially leading to severe mental health conditions. The escalating prevalence of these behavioral challenges can adversely affect a nation’s educational, economic, and social health. This study aims to find appropriate solutions to behavioral problems and academic underperformance in adolescents through a two-arm randomized trial. It involves 200 students from distinct locations in India. Intervention encompasses integrated practices of yoga and physical exercises independently. Incorporation of ancient learning principles introduces a novel facet to the intervention protocol for educational and developmental purposes. Participants were evenly distributed across yoga and physical exercise groups. Preintervention and postintervention are evaluated through Strength and Difficulty Questionnaire alongside assessment of academic score of students. Findings exhibit a noteworthy transition among yoga group participants for behavioral problems from clinical risk status to normalized levels. Examination of the correlation between academic performance with various emotional and behavioral problems underscored the detrimental impact of these issues on scholastic attainment. Notably, the influence of yoga surpassed that of physical exercise in enhancing academic performance and mitigating emotional problems, conduct issues, hyperactivity, peer-related challenges, and overall strength and difficulty symptoms. The results suggest that the school-based interventions involving moderate to vigorous physical activity may be considered as a strategy to address adolescent mental health concerns and to enhance academic outcomes. It is further suggested that the policymakers and health professionals can explore such activities as an option to address the growing prevalence of mental health disorders.

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瑜伽和体育锻炼对印度青少年情绪和行为问题以及学习成绩的有效性：一项随机试验


青少年的情绪和行为问题对心理健康和学业成就构成重大障碍，可能导致严重的心理健康状况。这些行为挑战的日益普遍会对一个国家的教育、经济和社会健康产生不利影响。本研究旨在通过一项双臂随机试验为青少年的行为问题和学业表现不佳找到合适的解决方案。它涉及来自印度不同地点的 200 名学生。干预包括独立进行瑜伽和体育锻炼的综合练习。纳入古老的学习原则为用于教育和发展目的的干预方案引入了一个新的方面。参与者均匀分布在瑜伽和体育锻炼组中。干预前和干预后通过力量和难度问卷以及学生的学业成绩评估进行评估。研究结果表明，瑜伽小组参与者的行为问题从临床风险状态到正常水平的显着转变。对学习成绩与各种情绪和行为问题之间相关性的检查强调了这些问题对学业成绩的不利影响。值得注意的是，瑜伽在提高学习成绩和缓解情绪问题、行为问题、多动症、同伴相关挑战以及整体力量和困难症状方面的影响超过了体育锻炼。结果表明，涉及中度至剧烈体育活动的学校干预措施可被视为解决青少年心理健康问题和提高学业成绩的一种策略。 进一步建议政策制定者和卫生专业人员可以探索此类活动，作为解决日益普遍的精神卫生障碍的一种选择。