Exploring the Relationship between Regular Mantra Chanting, Anxiety and Quality of Life among Youths

Abstract

Background: Youth suffer greatly from anxiety, which has a negative impact on their overall quality of life. Even though traditional mindfulness practices like mantra chanting are widely used, there is still a lack of empirical research on how effective they are. This study investigates the connection between youth anxiety levels, quality of life, and regular mantra chanting, particularly in spiritual settings. Aim: The purpose of this study is to investigate the connection between youths who engage in regular mantra chanting, their anxiety levels, and quality of life. Method: A sample of 100 participants, primarily recruited from ISKCON temples and Vrindavan, was used in a correlational research design. Daily, Weekly, Occasionally, and Never were the four chanting frequency categories used to classify participants. Quality of life was measured over physical, mental, social, and environmental domains using the WHOQOL- BREF, whereas the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) was used to measure anxiety levels. The T test and Pearson’s correlation helped establish the link between chanting frequency, anxiety levels, and quality of life. Regular chanters have lower amounts of anxiety since mantra chanting is negatively related to anxiety, the results show. Furthermore, chanting frequency was positively linked with quality of life, especially psychological well-being and social contacts. Members of ISKCON and Vrindavan who chanted regularly displayed better emotional and psychological balance. In spiritual environments especially, the results suggest a possible link between normal mantra chanting, less anxiety, and better quality of life. These results give support for mantra chanting as a supplementary therapy for mental health. The long-term mental advantages of chanting and the chance of causality justify further probing.