Amaranath B, Nagendra Hongasandra R, Deshpande Sudheer
Department of Yoga and Life Science, S-VYASA Yoga University, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Int J Yoga. 2016 Jan-Jun;9(1):35-43. doi: 10.4103/0973-6131.171719.
The beneficial aspect of positive emotions on the process of learning and the harmful affect of negative emotions on coping with stress and health are well-documented through studies. The Home Guards (HGs) are working in a very stressful situation during election, managing traffic and other crowded places. It is quite essential in present day circumstances that they have to manage their emotions and cope up with different stressful situations.
To study the efficacy of integrated Yoga module (IYM) on emotions (positive and negative affect [PA and NA]) of HGs.
A total of 148 HGs both males and females who qualified the inclusion and exclusion criteria were randomly divided into Yoga group (YG) and control groups (CG). The YG had supervised practice sessions (by trained experts) for 1 h daily, 6 days a week for 8 weeks along with their regular routine work whereas CG performing their routine work. Positive affect negative affect scale (PANAS) was assessed before and after 8 weeks using a modified version of PANAS.
PA in YG had significantly increased (P < 0.05) whereas it had decreased significantly (P < 0.05) in CG. Other positive effect in YG had significantly increased (P < 0.001), whereas it had decreased significantly (P < 0.001) in CG. NA in YG had significantly decreased (P < 0.001), whereas it had significantly increased (P < 0.001) in CG. Other NA in YG had significantly decreased (P < 0.001), whereas it had significantly increased (P < 0.01) in CG.
The results suggested that IYM can be useful for HGs to improve the PA and to decrease NA score. Moreover, IYM is cost-effective and helps HGs for coping up with emotions in stressful situations.
通过研究充分证明了积极情绪对学习过程的有益影响以及消极情绪对应对压力和健康的有害影响。国民警卫队（HG）在选举期间处于压力极大的工作环境中，负责管理交通及其他人员密集场所。在当今环境下，他们必须管理好自己的情绪并应对各种压力状况，这一点至关重要。
研究综合瑜伽模块（IYM）对国民警卫队队员情绪（积极和消极情绪[PA和NA]）的影响。
总共148名符合纳入和排除标准的男女国民警卫队队员被随机分为瑜伽组（YG）和对照组（CG）。瑜伽组在进行日常工作的同时，由训练有素的专家监督，每天练习1小时，每周6天，共8周；而对照组只进行日常工作。使用改良版的积极与消极情绪量表（PANAS）在8周前后对两组进行评估。
瑜伽组的积极情绪显著增加（P<0.05），而对照组则显著下降（P<0.05）。瑜伽组的其他积极影响显著增加（P<0.001），而对照组则显著下降（P<0.001）。瑜伽组的消极情绪显著下降（P<0.001），而对照组则显著增加（P<0.001）。瑜伽组的其他消极情绪显著下降（P<0.001），而对照组则显著增加（P<0.01）。
结果表明，综合瑜伽模块对国民警卫队队员提高积极情绪和降低消极情绪得分有用。此外，综合瑜伽模块具有成本效益，有助于国民警卫队队员在压力状况下应对情绪问题。
