DeMaranville Justin, Wongpakaran Tinakon, Wongpakaran Nahathai, Wedding Danny
Mental Health Program, Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary School, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
PLoS One. 2025 Jun 23;20(6):e0326432. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0326432. eCollection 2025.
Meditation has been demonstrated to benefit adolescent mental health. This research examined various meditation styles practiced in northern Thailand to determine which were associated with positive and negative mental health outcomes in adolescents.
High school students who were 15-18 years old and who were enrolled in grades 10-12 in either secular or Buddhist Thai boarding schools were recruited following their school's willingness to participate. They provided information about meditation styles and their practice frequency during the last month (i.e., breathing, kasina (color), Buddha image visualization, Manomayiddhi, mindfulness, recollections, and vipassanā). The Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES), Resilience Inventory (RI-9), Outcome Inventory-21 (OI-21), and Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) were completed. Multiple linear regression model analysis was used to identify the effects of meditation styles on mental health outcomes.
Among 443 participants, 390 were females (87.9%). The mean age was 16.35 ± 0.96 years. The three most common meditation styles practiced were breathing, Buddha image visualization, and mindfulness (46.5%, 26.2%, and 22.8%, respectively). Buddha image visualization was a significant predictor of RSES (B = 1.69, 95%CI = 0.77, 2.61), RI-9 (B = 2.95, 95%CI = 0.68, 2.95), OI-Anxiety (B = -2.38, 95%CI = -3.34, -1.41), OI-Depression (B = -1.94, 95%CI = -2.64, -1.24), and PSS-10 (B = -2.47, 95%CI = -3.65, -1.28), whereas Manomayiddhi was a predictor of RI-9 (B = 2.47, 95%CI = 0.74, 2.47), OI-Anxiety (B = -2.32, 95%CI = -3.41, -1.23), OI-Depression (B = -1.53, 95%CI = -2.32, -0.74), and PSS-10 (B = -2.14, 95%CI = -3.46, -0.81). Breathing meditation predicted OI-Depression (B = -0.87, 95%CI = -1.45, -0.29). Daily meditation frequency was associated with the best mental health scores (p < 0.001).
Buddha image visualization, Manomayiddhi, and breathing meditation were predictive of adolescents' mental health. A higher practice frequency is associated with positive mental health outcomes.
冥想已被证明对青少年心理健康有益。本研究调查了泰国北部所练习的各种冥想方式，以确定哪些与青少年的积极和消极心理健康结果相关。
招募年龄在15 - 18岁、就读于泰国世俗或佛教寄宿学校10 - 12年级的高中生，前提是学校愿意参与。他们提供了关于冥想方式及其上个月练习频率的信息（即呼吸、观色、佛像观想、念住、正念、忆念和内观）。完成了罗森伯格自尊量表（RSES）、复原力量表（RI - 9）、结果量表 - 21（OI - 21）和感知压力量表（PSS - 10）。采用多元线性回归模型分析来确定冥想方式对心理健康结果的影响。
在443名参与者中，390名是女性（87.9%）。平均年龄为16.35±0.96岁。练习最普遍的三种冥想方式是呼吸、佛像观想和正念（分别为46.5%、26.2%和22.8%）。佛像观想是RSES（B = 1.69，95%CI = 0.77，2.61）、RI - 9（B = 2.95，95%CI = 0.68，2.95）、OI - 焦虑（B = -2.38，95%CI = -3.34，-1.41）、OI - 抑郁（B = -1.94，95%CI = -2.64，-1.24）和PSS - 10（B = -2.47，95%CI = -3.65，-1.28）的显著预测因素，而念住是RI - 9（B = 2.47，95%CI = 0.74，2.47）、OI - 焦虑（B = -2.32，95%CI = -3.41，-1.23）、OI - 抑郁（B = -1.53，95%CI = -2.32，-0.74）和PSS - 10（B = -2.14，95%CI = -3.46，-0.81）的预测因素。呼吸冥想可预测OI - 抑郁（B = -0.87，95%CI = -1.45，-0.29）。每日冥想频率与最佳心理健康得分相关（p < 0.001）。
佛像观想、念住和呼吸冥想可预测青少年的心理健康。更高的练习频率与积极的心理健康结果相关。
