EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT PACKAGES OF YOGIC PRACTICES ON SELECTED PSYCHOLOGICAL VARIABLES AMONG MIDDLE AGED OBESE WOMEN

Keywords

yoga, self concept, self esteem, anxiety

Abstract

The study was designed to investigate the effects of different packages of yogic practices on selected Psychological variables among middle age women. For these purpose 90 middle aged obese women from Tamilnadu were selected as subjects. Their age was ranged from 46 and 55 years only. The study was formulated as a true random group experimental design. Consisting of a pre test and post test the subjects (n=90) were randomly assigned to three equal groups of thirty middle aged obese women each. The groups were assigned as experimental group I underwent B.K.S Iyengar yogic techniques, experimental group II underwent Brown Christiana yogic techniques and control group was not given any specific training respectively. Pretest was conducted for all the subjects on selected Psychological variables such as Self Concept, Self esteem and Anxiety. The experimental groups participated for a period of 12 weeks. The post test was conducted on the above said dependent variables after a period of 12 weeks in the respective treatments. The training Program was scheduled at 6 am to 7 am from Monday to Saturday in progression. The analysis of covariance was used to analyze data. The study revealed that the Yogic packages increase the self concept and self esteem at the same time anxiety level was decreased among the 46-55 aged obese women