The role of meditation in coping with stress during the COVID-19 lockdown: a cross-sectional study of undergraduates in India
Regular meditation practice appears to mitigate the negative impact of lockdown on mental health, reducing stress and promoting emotional well-being. These findings underscore the potential of meditation as an accessible, effective tool for stress management, particularly in challenging contexts such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
Authors
- Lalit Kumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8441-1696)
- Manish Saggar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5307-2249)
- Nita Khurana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1675-4136)
- P K Munjal
Institutions
- University of Delhi (IN)
- Jagannath University (IN)
- MED Institute (US)
- Stanford Medicine (US)
- Stanford University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-09-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1573407
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.31