THE EFFECT OF YOGA INTERVENTION ON PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN EARLY ADOLESCENCE
Keywords:
quality of life, yoga, early adolescence, psychological well-beingAbstract
Objectives: To study the effect of yoga intervention on psychological well-being and quality of life in early adolescence.
Material and Methods: A quasi-experimental design which selected students from a secondary school in Bangkok and divided them into the experimental group and the control group. The session was conducted in a recreational class. The experimental group received the Yoga-sutra and Hatha yoga - training continuously once a week for 8 weeks. The control group proceeded with other activities as usual except for yoga. Both groups completed a pretest-posttest. The assessments consisted of the psychological well-being scale; the pictorial Thai quality of life questionnaire and the open questions about yoga training. The frequency distribution, Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test and Mann-Whitney U Test were used in data analysis (p-value < 0.05).
Results: From 44 participants between the ages of 13-15 years old, there was 18 withdrawal (40.9%). The final sample was 26 participants (13 participants per group). In the experimental group, the average score of positive relations with others, environmental mastery, self-acceptance, autonomy, overall psychological well-being and physical aspect of quality of life in pretest and posttest differed at a statistical significance (p-value = 0.037, 0.031, 0.022, 0.006, 0.006 and 0.011 respectively). Both groups did not differ in any average scores at a significant level. The experimental group’ s opinions were that yoga had physical benefits with increased strengths, decreased pain, stable mood and increased in concentration. Furthermore, they enjoyed the company of their peers as they trained together. They suggested future adaptations to increased fun and have training continuously.
Conclusion: The yoga training in early adolescents had benefits in increased interpersonal relationships skills, environmental mastery, self-acceptance, autonomy, and overall psychological well-beings. In addition, it enhances quality of life in physical aspect. The arrangement should be held in groups and should be fun so that it increased motivation for continuous training.
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