AUTHOR=Koncz Adam , Nagy Eszter , Csala Barbara , Körmendi János , Gál Vera , Suhaj Csilla , Selmeci Csongor , Bogdán Ágota Selmeciné , Boros Szilvia , Köteles Ferenc 

TITLE=The effects of a complex yoga-based intervention on healthy psychological functioning

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology

VOLUME=14

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1120992

DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1120992

ISSN=1664-1078

ABSTRACT=<sec><title>Background</title><p>Yoga based interventions were found to have a positive impact on various indicators of psychological functioning, such as perceived stress, satisfaction with life, positive and negative affectivity. Additionally, such interventions improved bodily or interoceptive awareness and spirituality.</p></sec><sec><title>Methods</title><p>The present study assessed the effects of a 3-month long complex yoga-based intervention compared to a passive control group in a Hungarian community sample. The final sample consisted of 44 intervention (Mage = 47.5, SD = = 8.76) and 29 control participants (Mage = 47.4, SD = 9.47). The aforementioned constructs were measured 1 week before and after the intervention.</p></sec><sec><title>Results</title><p>The intervention reduced participants’ perceived stress (<italic>p</italic> = &lt;0.001, <italic>η<sub>p</sub></italic><sup>2</sup> = 0.153) and negative affectivity (<italic>p</italic> = 0.019, <italic>η<sub>p</sub></italic><sup>2</sup> = 0.113), improved spirituality (<italic>p</italic> = 0.048, <italic>η<sub>p</sub></italic><sup>2</sup> = 0.054) and various aspects of interoceptive awareness such as noticing (<italic>p</italic> = &lt;0.001, <italic>η<sub>p</sub></italic><sup>2</sup> = 0.169) attention regulation (<italic>p</italic> = &lt;0.001, <italic>η<sub>p</sub></italic><sup>2</sup> = 0.211), self-regulation (<italic>p</italic> = 0.002, <italic>η<sub>p</sub></italic><sup>2</sup> = 0.190) body listening (<italic>p</italic> = 0.010, <italic>η<sub>p</sub></italic><sup>2</sup> = 0.097), trusting (<italic>p</italic> = 0.026, <italic>η<sub>p</sub></italic><sup>2</sup> = 0.070), but did not impact positive affectivity and satisfaction with life.</p></sec><sec><title>Conclusion</title><p>A 3-months long complex yoga-based intervention has a positive impact on many aspects of healthy psychological functioning.</p></sec>