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A comparison of the impact of hatha yoga and wellness education on the problematic behaviors of excessive alcohol consumption, cigarette smoking, and dysfunctional eating

The purpose of this study was to compare the impact of twelve weeks of instruction in two university-level educational approaches to self management (hatha yoga (EXSCI 119) and the current fitness/wellness core course (PEFWL 101) ) on the problematic behaviors of excessive smoking, dysfunctional eating and excessive alcohol consumption. Some theories of addiction, notably those of Peele and Clemmens, suggest that increased awareness, such as that promoted by hatha yoga, may be valuable to the alteration of the addictive process. The quantitative analysis utilized the stages and processes of change questionnaires developed by many researchers associated with the University of Rhode Island team led by James 0. Prochaska. Analysis of the data did not show any statistical difference between the two approaches. A secondary qualitative analysis suggests that hatha yoga students thought differently about themselves and their experience following their yoga class. / Fisher Institute for Wellness

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:BSU/oai:cardinalscholar.bsu.edu:handle/186260
Date January 1998
CreatorsEdgren, Lee
ContributorsBall State University. Fisher Institute for Wellness., Gobble, David C.
Source SetsBall State University
Detected LanguageEnglish
Formatvi, 176 leaves ; 28 cm.
SourceVirtual Press

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