Evaluation of Impact of Ethics of Yoga in the Psychological Health of College Students: A Randomized Control Trial

Background/Objectives: The foundational ethical principles of yoga have not been of focus and not widely known. This study was to evaluate the yoga ethics that could reduce the level of stress in college students. Methods/Statisticalanalysis :A randomized control trial was conducted. One hundred par...

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Published in:Indian journal of science and technology 2021-03, Vol.14 (12), p.995-1005
Main Authors: Xu, Wen, Kumar, Itagi R, Srinivasan, Thaiyar M
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Background/Objectives: The foundational ethical principles of yoga have not been of focus and not widely known. This study was to evaluate the yoga ethics that could reduce the level of stress in college students. Methods/Statisticalanalysis :A randomized control trial was conducted. One hundred participants were randomly assigned to control group and experiment group with a duration of three months intervention and one month follow-up. The outcome measures of stress level were assessed through Bio-Well instrument. A parametric independent sample t-test for the between-group analyses and paired sample t-test for within-group analysis compared the means of two groups. Findings: There was a statistically significant reduction in the stress after the intervention (p
ISSN:0974-6846
0974-5645
DOI:10.17485/IJST/v14i12.2001