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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
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A Qualitative Examination of Yoga for Middle School Adolescents
Butzer, Bethany; LoRusso, Amanda Marie; Windsor, Regina; Riley, Frankye; Frame, Kate; Khalsa, Sat Bir S.; Conboy, Lisa
Advances in School Mental Health Promotion, v10 n3 p195-219 2017
The present study was part of a group randomized controlled trial in which 7th grade students were assigned to a yoga intervention or physical-education-as-usual. Sixteen students were randomly selected from the yoga condition to participate in one-on-one interviews. Qualitative analyses revealed 13 themes that were organized into two categories: Usability (student perceptions of the usefulness, learnability, and convenience of the yoga intervention) and Effect (student perceptions of the direct results of the yoga intervention). Students reported both positive and negative opinions of yoga, especially when making direct comparisons between yoga and physical education. Students had particularly positive opinions regarding the beneficial effects of yoga on stress, sleep, and relaxation. Student opinions regarding the effects of yoga on self-regulation, social interaction, substance use, and academic performance were also generally positive, although somewhat mixed. Results suggest that qualitative research shows promise for providing an in-depth perspective on the impact of mind-body interventions in schools.
Descriptors: Adolescents, Middle School Students, Qualitative Research, Metacognition, Physical Activities, Mental Health, Randomized Controlled Trials, Grade 7, Student Attitudes, Public Schools, Physical Education, Semi Structured Interviews, Questionnaires, Grounded Theory, Stress Management, Self Management, Sleep, Interpersonal Relationship, Substance Abuse, Academic Achievement
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Middle Schools; Secondary Education; Junior High Schools; Grade 7; Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Massachusetts (Boston)
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