Implicit measure for yoga research: Yoga implicit association test

The implicit association test (IAT), a new tool for yoga research is presented. Implicit measures could be used in those situations where (1) The construct is difficult to self-report, (2) there is a threat of social desirability. Clinically, we can assess cognitive dissonance by evaluating incongru...

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Published in:International journal of yoga 2014-07, Vol.7 (2), p.120-125
Main Authors: Ilavarasu, Judu V, Rajesh, Sasidharan K, Hankey, Alex
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Associations
Cognition
Cognition & reasoning
Freeware
Implicit association test
implicit explicit congruence
misattribution
yoga
Influence
Insects
Medical research
Original
Quantitative psychology
Social desirability
Software
Validity
Yoga
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Summary:The implicit association test (IAT), a new tool for yoga research is presented. Implicit measures could be used in those situations where (1) The construct is difficult to self-report, (2) there is a threat of social desirability. Clinically, we can assess cognitive dissonance by evaluating incongruence between implicit and explicit measures. Explicit preferences are self-reported. Implicit preferences are what we inherently believe, often without our conscious awareness. The primary objective of this study is to provide a bird's eye view of the field, implicit cognition, with emphasis on the IAT and the secondary objective is to illustrate through an example of our study to develop an implicit tool to assess implicit preference toward yoga. A total of 5 independent samples of total 69 students undergoing short and long-term yoga courses in a Yoga University were assessed for their implicit and explicit preferences towards yoga. The yoga-IAT (Y-IAT), explicit self-rating scale was administered through computers using the Inquisit program by Millisecond Software. Experimental and scoring materials are provided. A moderate preference toward yoga was detected, with a lower implicit-explicit congruence, reflecting possible confound of social desirability in the self-report of preference toward yoga. Implicit measures may be used in the yoga field to assess constructs, which are difficult to self-report or may have social desirability threat. Y-IAT may be used to evaluate implicit preference toward yoga.
ISSN:0973-6131
2231-2714
DOI:10.4103/0973-6131.133889