Centre for Appearance Research, University of the West of England, UK.
Centre for Appearance Research, University of the West of England, UK.
Body Image. 2018 Dec;27:196-201. doi: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2018.10.003. Epub 2018 Oct 22.
Yoga is an embodying activity that promotes body awareness, body connection, body responsiveness, and appreciation of body functionality, and it therefore may be a beneficial school-based intervention for children's body image. The present study examined the impact of a 4-week yoga intervention on pre-adolescent girls' and boys' body image (body appreciation, body esteem, and body surveillance) and mood (positive and negative affect) 1-week post-intervention and at 6-week follow-up. British children (N = 344; 54.4% female) aged 9-11 years were recruited from four schools, two of which were randomly assigned to the yoga intervention and two to a physical education control condition. Overall, girls reported greater body image concern and negative mood than boys. Unexpectedly, both groups reported increased body appreciation, body esteem, and positive mood, and decreased body surveillance and negative affect from baseline to post-intervention and/or follow-up. Both girls and boys in the yoga intervention evaluated the sessions very favourably; the majority desired to participate in more lessons. Potential explanations for these findings are discussed.
瑜伽是一种体现活动，它可以促进身体意识、身体连接、身体反应能力和对身体功能的欣赏，因此它可能是一种有益的基于学校的干预措施，可以改善儿童的身体形象。本研究探讨了为期 4 周的瑜伽干预对青春期前女孩和男孩的身体形象（身体欣赏、身体自尊和身体监督）和情绪（积极和消极情绪）的影响，干预后 1 周和 6 周随访。英国儿童（N=344；54.4%为女性）年龄在 9-11 岁，从四所学校招募，其中两所被随机分配到瑜伽干预组，两所被分配到体育教育对照组。总体而言，女孩比男孩报告了更多的身体形象问题和负面情绪。出乎意料的是，瑜伽干预组和体育教育对照组的参与者在干预后和/或随访时，身体欣赏、身体自尊和积极情绪均有所增加，身体监督和消极情绪均有所减少。瑜伽干预组的女孩和男孩都对课程评价非常好；大多数人都希望参加更多的课程。讨论了这些发现的潜在解释。
