Improvements in Psychological and Occupational Well-being Following a Brief Yoga-Based Program for Education Professionals
| Autor: | Natalie L Trent PhD, Sara Borden MBA, Mindy Miraglia MSc, Edi Pasalis MBA, Jeffery A Dusek PhD, Sat Bir S Khalsa PhD |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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| Zdroj: | Global Advances in Health and Medicine, Vol 8 (2019) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2164-9561 21649561 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/2164956119856856 |
| Popis: | Objective The purpose of this study was to examine changes in psychological and occupational well-being in education professionals who attended a yoga-based program. Methods Education professionals who attended a 3-day yoga-based RISE (resilience, integration, self-awareness, engagement) program were recruited to participate. RISE was administered at the Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health. Measures of psychological and occupational well-being, and health-related behaviors were completed before (baseline), after (post), and 2 months after RISE (follow-up). Forty-four participants completed baseline and post and were included in the analysis. Of those, 33 participants also completed the follow-up. Paired samples t tests were used to compare scores between time points. Results Compared to baseline, at post, participants showed improvements in perceived stress, mindfulness, empowerment, positive affect, negative affect, self-compassion, total work engagement, vigor, sleep quality (all P values |
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