How yoga practice time impact the levels of depression, anxiety, stress and positive and negative affect among Hungarian yoga practitioners
Keywords:
Depression, Anxiety, Stress, Yoga, Positive and Negative affectAbstract
Stress, anxiety and depression are closely linked; depression is the leading cause of disability in adults under the age of 45. In the EU, Hungary is the Member State with the largest share of population reporting depressive symptoms (10.5%). Coping with stress is an important element in maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Yoga is a commonly used tool among mind-body practices to cope with depression. The purpose of our study is to examine the correlation between time spent with yoga practice and the practitioner's levels of depression, anxiety, stress, emotion regulation and positive and negative affect. Subjects were Hungarian yoga practitioners (N=555, 465 female), 18 years and older who filled the questionnaire between November 2015 and February 2016 nation-wide. Outcome Measures were the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS-21), Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) and The Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS). The results revealed significant differences between Beginner, Intermediate and Expert Yoga groups. Experts had a lower level of depression and stress as Beginners and Intermediates. Positive affect was higher in Expert group as both other groups and Negative effect was the lowest in Expert group compared to the Intermediate and Beginner group. Based on the data of Hungarian yoga practitioners, it can be concluded that long-term yoga positively influences the practitioner's ability to cope with stress and can lead to a higher level of quality of life. Yoga could be recommended for healthy adults to manage stress and prevent depression and anxiety.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The authors gratefully acknowledge the support of the Hungarian Association of Yoga Educators for help with the sampling. Thanks to Johanna Takács for his professional assistance in data analysis, interpretation and manuscript preparation. Special thanks for Ph.D. Marie Young for their assistance in English review.
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