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| Published: September 22, 2021
Resilience and Mental Wellbeing among Yoga and Non-Yoga Practitioners During COVID 19 Pandemic
Assistant Professor, Department of Post Graduate Studies and Research in Psychology, Surana College, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. Google Scholar More about the auther
M.Sc Psychology, Department of Post Graduate Studies and Research in Psychology, Surana College, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. Google Scholar More about the auther
M.Sc Psychology, Department of Post Graduate Studies and Research in Psychology, Surana College, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. Google Scholar More about the auther
DIP: 18.01.160.20210903
DOI: 10.25215/0903.160
ABSTRACT
COVID 19 pandemic has been the communal stressor generally and evidence of its ill effects on mental health was seen across the world. The benefits of yoga on mental health are accepted indisputably. Resilience and Mental Well-being have become the widespread terms and are central constructs of mental health. This research aims to understand the resilience and mental well-being among yoga and non-yoga practitioners. The data was collected from 120 individuals, categorized as male yoga practitioners (30), female yoga practitioners (30), male non-yoga practitioners (30) and female non-yoga practitioners (30). Responses were collected on resilience scale – short form and Warwick Edinburgh mental well-being scale. Statistical analysis of two-way analysis of variance and post hoc test were conducted and the results show that there is significant difference in gender and yoga in resilience and mental well-being. Multiple comparisons revealed significant difference among male yoga and non-yoga practitioners, female yoga and male non-yoga practitioners, female and male non-yoga practitioners. Pearson product moment correlation results confirms the significant positive relationship between resilience and mental well-being.
Keywords
Resilience, Mental well-being, Yoga Practitioners, Non-Yoga Practitioners, Gender, Residing in Karnataka
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© 2021, Sridevi P., Kumar K. & Sumathi M.
Received: June 26, 2021; Revision Received: September 10, 2021; Accepted: September 22, 2021
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ISSN 2348-5396
ISSN 2349-3429
18.01.160.20210903
10.25215/0903.160
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Published in Volume 09, Issue 3, July- September, 2021