Effects of Yoga Exercise Program on Response of Stress, Physical Fitness and Self-esteem in the Middle-aged Women

Mi Sung Park; Keum Soon Kim

doi:10.7475/kjan.2014.26.1.22

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Park and Kim: Effects of Yoga Exercise Program on Response of Stress, Physical Fitness and Self-esteem in the Middle-aged Women

Original Article

Korean Journal of Adult Nursing 2014; 26(1): 22-33.

Published online: 28 February 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.7475/kjan.2014.26.1.22

Effects of Yoga Exercise Program on Response of Stress, Physical Fitness and Self-esteem in the Middle-aged Women

Mi Sung Park¹, Keum Soon Kim²

¹Department of Nursing, Yong-In Songdam College, Yongin, Korea.

²College of Nursing · Research Institute of Nursing Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.

Corresponding author: Park, Mi Sung. Yong-In Songdam College, Department of Nursing,61 Dongbu-ro, Cheoin-gu, Yongin 449-710, Korea. Tel: +82-31-330-9467, Fax: +82-31-330-9469, mspark@ysc.ac.kr

Received 9 July 2013 Revised 21 January 2014 Accepted 19 February 2014

Abstract

Purpose

This study examined the effects of a yoga exercise program on stress response, physical fitness and self-esteem among middle-aged women.

Methods

Participants were 39 middle-aged females from District Y in Seoul who were assigned to either a treatment (N=19) or to a control group (N=20). The treatment participated three times a week in a yoga exercise program which included classes and practices. Data collection instruments included the Symptoms of Stress Inventory (1977), the Rosenberg's self-esteem scale (1965) and measurements of grip strength, flexibility and balance. The data were analyzed using the SPSS-WIN 12.0 program.

Results

The treatment group had significantly lower score for stress response (t=-6.18, p<.001) and higher scores on grip strength (t=2.52, p=.018), balance (t=3.24, p=.003), and self-esteem (t=4.46, p<.001). There was no significant difference in flexibility (F=0.51, p=.479).

Conclusion

The yoga exercise program can be used as a nursing intervention for middle-aged women to reduce stress and improve self-esteem.

Keywords: Middle-aged, Yoga, Stress response, Physical fitness, Self-esteem

Figures and Tables

Table 1

Homogeneity of Dependent Variables between Experimental and Control Groups (N=39)

Exp.=experimental group; Cont.=control group; SOS=symptoms of stress; SA=symptoms of arousal; URS=upper respiratory symptoms.

Table 2

The Effects of Yoga Exercise Program on Response of Stress between Experimental and Control Groups (N=39)

Exp.=experimental group; Cont.=control group; SOS=symptoms of stress; SA=symptoms of arousal; URS=upper respiratory symptoms.

Table 3

The Effects of Yoga Exercise Program between Experimental and Control Groups (N=39)

Exp.=experimental group; Cont.=control group.

Table 4

The Effects of Yoga Exercise Program on Flexibility between Experimental and Control Groups (N=39)

SS=Sum of squares.

†R²=.91 (Adjusted R²=.90).

Notes

This article is a revision of the author's doctoral dissertion from Seoul National University.

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