State University of New York at Buffalo, USA.
Appl Psychol Health Well Being. 2018 Mar;10(1):149-170. doi: 10.1111/aphw.12124.
Concept mapping methodology was used to explore the perceived impact of practicing yoga with the Africa Yoga Project (AYP)-an organisation created to increase health and well-being by providing community-based yoga classes throughout Kenya. AYP's mission fit with theoretical models of well-being is discussed. Anecdotal evidence and initial qualitative research suggested the AYP meaningfully impacted adult students.
Of the hundreds of AYP's adult students, 56 and 82 students participated in Phases I and II, respectively. Phase I brainstorming resulted in 94 student-generated statements about their perceived change. Phase II participants sorted and rated statements in terms of importance. Multidimensional scaling and hierarchical cluster analysis of sort data was utilised to map and group statements into clusters.
Based on statistical and interpretive criteria, a five-cluster solution with the following concepts was identified as the best model of students' change: Personal Growth; Interpersonal Effectiveness (lowest importance); Physical and Social Benefits; Emotional Resiliency; and Improved Self-Concept (highest importance).
Overall, students reported positive perceptions of the AYP. Additional research is needed to quantify students' change, and to compare the AYP outcomes to those of other programs aimed at poverty-related stress reduction and well-being.
概念图方法用于探讨与非洲瑜伽计划（AYP）一起练习瑜伽的感知影响，该组织旨在通过在肯尼亚各地提供社区瑜伽课程来提高健康和幸福感。AYP 的使命符合幸福感的理论模型，对此进行了讨论。轶事证据和初步的定性研究表明，AYP 对成年学生产生了有意义的影响。
在数百名 AYP 的成年学生中，分别有 56 名和 82 名学生参加了第一阶段和第二阶段。第一阶段的头脑风暴产生了 94 名学生关于他们感知到的变化的学生生成陈述。第二阶段的参与者根据重要性对陈述进行分类和评分。多维标度和分类数据的层次聚类分析用于对陈述进行映射和分组。
基于统计和解释性标准，确定了一个五聚类解决方案，具有以下概念，这是学生变化的最佳模型：个人成长；人际效能（最低重要性）；身体和社会福利；情绪弹性；和提高自我概念（最高重要性）。
总的来说，学生对 AYP 有积极的看法。需要进一步研究来量化学生的变化，并将 AYP 的结果与其他旨在减少贫困相关压力和提高幸福感的计划进行比较。
