Effect of yoga therapy on cognitive and affective domains among school going children: a randomized controlled trial

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Journal name: International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
Original article title: Effect of yoga therapy on cognitive and affective domains among school going children: a randomized controlled trial
The International Ayurvedic Medical Journal (IAMJ) is a peer-reviewed scientific publication dedicated to Ayurveda. It aims to integrate Ayurvedic concepts with modern scientific understanding, offering a comprehensive source of validated knowledge for both the modern Ayurvedic community and the broader medical fraternity.

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Meena Thakur
MC Shobhana
Pankaj Kumar


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Year: 2016

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During the transition of children into adults, many of them get afflicted with behavioural disorders which ‘signals’ the alterations in affective domain along with disruption of cognitive domain. Yoga is evolving as effective therapy for behavioural modifications which can be used for improving cognitive and affective potentials of the children. Objectives : To study the effect of Yoga therapy on cognitive and affective domains among school going children. Methods: Sixty school going children aged 13 to 15 years were selected from local schools and randomized into yoga group and wait list control group. Study group practised the given yoga module one hour daily in morning for two months while control group did not receive any intervention during this period. Cognitive domain was assessed on five tests taken from “ NIMHANS neuropsychological battery for children manual ” and Affective domain was assessed by Positive and Negative Affect Scale for Children (PANAS- C) Results: Attention, visual memory, comprehension and auditory verbal learning showed significant improvement at p<0.001. At PANAS-C, Positive affect and Positivity ratio improved at p<0.001 and p<0.01 respectively Discussion: Significant difference between two groups on cognitive and affective test indicates the improved awareness and perceptive abilities in cognitive domain along with enhanced mental attitude in overcoming usual stressors and increase in positive attitude of affective domain. Conclusion: Yoga therapy is effective in improving cognitive capacities and affective abilities among school going children. Keywords: School going Children, behaviour, Yoga, Cognitive, Affective How to cite this URL

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