Mindfulness for the next generation: an investigation into Stress Mitigation among young-adults.
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https://doi.org/10.69980/ajpr.v28i3.685Keywords:
Academic stress, Young adults, Work-life balance, Stress management, Psychological disorders, MindfulnessAbstract
The World Health Organization (WHO) employs several words to talk about different age groups. For example, they say that "youth" is 15 to 24 years old and "young people" is 10 to 24 years old. There isn't a single WHO definition for "young adults," although the larger group of "young people" aged 10 to 24 generally includes what would be called young adulthood, which is a time when people have certain health and social needs. This study focuses on undergraduate students in central India, with a common age range of 17 to 24.
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