A Study on the Psychological Effects of Yoga Practice

• KOMIYA Noboru

  Osaka Economics University

• TANIGUCHI Hirokazu

  Nagasaki University

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• ヨガの心理的効果についての調査研究
• ヨガ ノ シンリテキ コウカ ニ ツイテ ノ チョウサ ケンキュウ

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the psychological effects of yoga practice. The data of 74 participants who had just begun training at a yoga school were analyzed by using ANOVA. The participants completed a psychological test-battery three times: a) when they started yoga, b) about one month later, and c) two months later. They attended yoga classes twice a week on average. From the beginning to two months later, data analyses revealed significant increases for Self-esteem, Life-satisfaction, and Enthusiasm for a better life; while scores of Interpersonal anxiety and Perfectionism showed significant drops. These results suggest positive psychological effects of yoga practice.

Journal

• Japanese Journal of Counseling Science

  Japanese Journal of Counseling Science 44 (2), 110-117, 2011

  The Japanese Association of Counseling Science

Keywords

• yoga
• psychological effects
• self-esteem
• life satisfaction
• enthusiasm
• perfectionism
• anxiety

Details

• CRID: 1390001204483550848
• NII Article ID: 130005132017
• NII Book ID: AN10071578
• DOI: 10.11544/cou.44.2_110
• ISSN: 21864594
• ISSN: 09148337
• NDL BIB ID: 11294674
• Web Site: http://id.ndl.go.jp/bib/11294674
• Web Site: https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/books/R000000004-I11294674
• Web Site: https://search.jamas.or.jp/link/ui/2012044740
• Text Lang: ja
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