Gaiswinkler L, Unterrainer H F
University clinic of Psychiatry, Medical University of Graz, Austria.
University clinic of Psychiatry, Medical University of Graz, Austria; Center for Integrative Addiction Research (Grüner Kreis Society), Vienna, Austria.
Complement Ther Med. 2016 Jun;26:123-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ctim.2016.03.011. Epub 2016 Mar 17.
The aim of this study was to examine how different levels of yoga involvement are related to different parameters of mental health and illness.
A total sample of 455 participants (410 females) were investigated by means of an internet survey. 362 yoga practitioners (327 females) rated their degree of yoga involvement on the Yoga Immersion Scale. A control group was comprised of 93 gymnastics practitioners (83 females).
All participants completed the Multidimensional Inventory for Religious/Spiritual Well-Being, the Freiburger Mindfulness Inventory and the Brief Symptom Inventory for psychiatric symptoms.
Highly involved yoga practitioners exhibited a significantly increased amount of mindfulness and religious/spiritual well-being (both p<0.01) and lower psychiatric symptoms such as depression (p<0.01) compared to those who were only marginally/moderately yoga-involved or who were in the gymnastics control group.
In accordance with the literature, yoga practice might have its biggest impact on mental health when it is part of a practitioner's worldview. Further research focusing on the impact of yoga involvement in clinical groups is encouraged.
本研究旨在探讨不同程度的瑜伽参与与心理健康和疾病的不同参数之间的关系。
通过网络调查对455名参与者（410名女性）的总样本进行了调查。362名瑜伽练习者（327名女性）在瑜伽沉浸量表上对她们的瑜伽参与程度进行了评分。对照组由93名体操练习者（83名女性）组成。
所有参与者均完成了宗教/精神幸福感多维量表、弗赖堡正念量表以及精神症状简明症状量表。
与仅少量/适度参与瑜伽或属于体操对照组的人相比，高度参与瑜伽的练习者表现出显著更高的正念和宗教/精神幸福感（均p<0.01）以及更低的精神症状，如抑郁（p<0.01）。
与文献一致，当瑜伽练习成为练习者世界观的一部分时，它可能对心理健康产生最大影响。鼓励进一步开展关注瑜伽参与对临床群体影响的研究。
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