Yoga in Schools: A Review of School-based Yoga Interventions to Mitigate Childhood Bullying in Kenyan Secondary Schools Over Nine Months

Childhood bullying is a significant issue in Kenyan secondary schools, affecting students' well-being and academic performance. A comprehensive search of academic databases was conducted to identify relevant studies. Inclusion criteria included empirical research articles published between and that evaluated school-based yoga programmes aimed at reducing childhood bullying. Studies were assessed for quality using the Cochrane Risk of Bias tool. A total of 12 studies met inclusion criteria, with varying degrees of implementation fidelity across schools. Yoga interventions showed mixed results in mitigating bullying behaviour, though some demonstrated a statistically significant reduction (p < 0.05) in reported bullying incidents when compared to control groups. Despite the heterogeneity in study designs and outcomes, school-based yoga programmes appear promising for addressing childhood bullying with further research needed to optimise implementation. Future studies should focus on standardising intervention protocols, enhancing fidelity of delivery, and assessing long-term sustainability. Policy-makers could consider incorporating yoga into anti-bullying curricula as a complementary strategy. Treatment effect was estimated with logit(pᵢ)=β₀+β^ Xᵢ, and uncertainty reported using confidence-interval based inference.