Effect of Yogic Practices on Psychological Variables in Athletes

Abstract

The study aimed to explore the influence of yogic practices on psychological variables among college women athletes. The hypothesis posited that eight weeks of yogic practice would significantly impact selected psychological variables in women athletes. For this investigation, 30 randomly selected women athletes from Trichy district, Tamilnadu, India, aged between 18 to 24 years, were chosen as subjects. The research employed a pretest–posttest random group design, incorporating an experimental group (Group ‘A’) and a control group (Group ‘B’), each comprising fifteen participants. Group ‘A’ underwent yogic practice, while Group ‘B’ received no training. Anxiety and aggression were assessed using the Spiel Berger questionnaire and Smith questionnaire, respectively. Data were collected before and after eight weeks of training. Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) was employed to determine the impact of yogic practices on psychological variables among women athletes, with the significance level set at 0.05. The study’s findings strongly indicate that eight weeks of yogic practice had a significant effect on the selected variables in women athletes, thus supporting the initially hypothesized impact.