ArticleFrontiers in pediatrics2016
Influence of Yoga-Based Personality Development Program on Psychomotor Performance and Self-efficacy in School Children.
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- Adherence to physical activity recommendations and associations with self-efficacy among Norwegian adolescents: trends from 2017 to 2021.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- The impact of yoga on stress, metabolic parameters, and cognition of Indian adolescents: Cluster randomized controlled trial.Integrative medicine research · 2023Article
- Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Perception of Inclusion in School Education and Physical Activity Among Polish Students.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Development, validation, and feasibility of a school-based short duration integrated classroom yoga module: A pilot study design.Journal of education and health promotion · 2021Article
- How does cognitive function measured by the reaction time and critical flicker fusion frequency correlate with the academic performance of students?BMC medical education · 2020Article
- Effect of Moola Bandha (Perineum Contraction), A Yogic Lock on Cognitive Functions of College Students: An Exploratory Study.Journal of religion and health · 2020Article
- Self-Esteem and Performance in Attentional Tasks in School Children after 4½ Months of Yoga.International journal of yogaArticle
- Comparison of Yoga versus Physical Exercise on Executive Function, Attention, and Working Memory in Adolescent Schoolchildren: A Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of yogaArticle
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Abstract
Selective attention and efficacy are important components of scholastic performance in school children. While attempts are being made to introduce new methods to improve academic performance either as part of curricular or extracurricular activities in schools, the success rates are minimal. Hence, this study assessed the effect of yoga-based intervention on psychomotor performance and self-efficacy in school children. Two hundred ten school children with ages ranging from 11 to 16 years (mean age ± SD; 13.7 ± 0.8 years) satisfying the inclusion and exclusion criteria were recruited for the 10-day yogä program. An equal number of age-matched participants (n = 210; mean ± SD; 13.1 ± 0.8 years) were selected for the control group. Participants were assessed for attention and performance at the beginning and end of 10 days using trail making task (TMT) A and B, and self-efficacy questionnaire. The yoga group showed higher self-efficacy and improved performance after 10 days of yoga intervention. The performance in TMT-A and -B of the yoga group showed a significantly higher number of attempts with a reduction in time taken to complete the task and a number of wrong attempts compared with control group. Results suggest that yoga practice enhances self-efficacy and processing speed with fine motor coordination, visual-motor integration, visual perception, planning ability, and cognitive performance.
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