Effect of a Yoga Intervention on Well-being and Life Satisfaction among Late Adolescents: A Quasi-Experimental Study

Kavya Siripuram and Nidha Mishra

Published: 2026/03/01

Abstract

Late adolescents face intense academic and social pressures, yet educational institutions often lack scalable, evidence-based programmes that build durable coping skills. Yoga offers a promising, low-cost solution. This study examines the effect of a structured yoga intervention on late adolescents’ psychological well-being (PWB) and multidimensional life satisfaction (MLS). Two hundred participants aged 16–19 years were assigned to a 45-day yoga program (Suryanamaskara, Asana, Pranayama) or a wait-list control group (50 males and 50 females per group). Participants completed the MLS and PWB questionnaires before and after the intervention. A 2 (Group) × 2 (Time) repeated-measures ANOVA revealed significant interaction effects, with greater improvements in the yoga group for both PWB (F(1,198) = 123.31, p < .001) and MLS (F(1,198) = 142.28, p < .001). ANCOVA confirmed higher adjusted post-test scores in the intervention group (PWB η² = .18; MLS η² = .09; both p < .001). This 45-day yoga protocol significantly improved late adolescents’ well-being and life satisfaction, beyond changes attributable to maturation or test repetition. These findings imply the promotion of structured mind–body sessions within college initiatives and call for future randomized, multi-site trials including physiological measures and follow-up assessments.

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