A comparison between beginner and advanced yoga practitioners in mindfulness and stress level / Adam Harith Abdul Wahab
The purpose of this study is to compare the mindfulness and stress level between beginner and advanced yoga practitioners. Fifty-two beginner and advanced yoga practitioners (N=52) from YogaOneThatIWant Studio were given a questionnaire consist of three section which is demographic data, Mindful Att...
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my.uitm.ir.555242022-03-27T06:43:03Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/55524/ A comparison between beginner and advanced yoga practitioners in mindfulness and stress level / Adam Harith Abdul Wahab Abdul Wahab, Adam Harith Stress (Physiology). Stress management Psychological aspects Relation to psychology. Sports psychology Research The purpose of this study is to compare the mindfulness and stress level between beginner and advanced yoga practitioners. Fifty-two beginner and advanced yoga practitioners (N=52) from YogaOneThatIWant Studio were given a questionnaire consist of three section which is demographic data, Mindful Attention Awareness Scale Scale (MAAS; Brown & Ryan, 2003) and Perceived Stress Scale (PSS; Cohen et al., 2008). Beginner practitioners identifies by I to 5 years of experience (M=2.35) and advanced practitioners were identifies from 5 years of experience and above (M=8.42). Independent Sample T-Test and Pearson Product-Moment Correlation were used in this study to analyze the data of the subjects. Results from two independent-samples t-tests shows that beginner participants scored significantly higher in stress level but significantly lower in mindfulness compared to advanced practitioners. There is also a significant negative correlation (r=-.327, P=.018) between level of experience and stress levels. This shows that practising Yoga can increase mindfulness and lowering stress level at the same time. 2019 Student Project NonPeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/55524/1/55524.PDF (2019) A comparison between beginner and advanced yoga practitioners in mindfulness and stress level / Adam Harith Abdul Wahab. [Student Project] (Unpublished) |
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The purpose of this study is to compare the mindfulness and stress level between beginner and advanced yoga practitioners. Fifty-two beginner and advanced yoga practitioners (N=52) from YogaOneThatIWant Studio were given a questionnaire consist of three section which is demographic data, Mindful Attention Awareness Scale Scale (MAAS; Brown & Ryan, 2003) and Perceived Stress Scale (PSS; Cohen et al., 2008). Beginner practitioners identifies by I to 5 years of experience (M=2.35) and advanced practitioners were identifies from 5 years of experience and above (M=8.42). Independent Sample T-Test and Pearson Product-Moment Correlation were used in this study to analyze the data of the subjects. Results from two
independent-samples t-tests shows that beginner participants scored significantly higher in stress level but significantly lower in mindfulness compared to advanced practitioners. There is also a significant negative correlation (r=-.327, P=.018) between level of experience and stress levels. This shows that practising Yoga can increase mindfulness and lowering stress level at the same time. |
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