Verma A, Shete S U
Scientific Research Department, Kaivalyadham, Kaivalyadhama Yoga Institute, Swami Kuvalayananda Marg, Lonavla, Pune, Maharashtra 410403, India.
J Complement Integr Med. 2020 Apr 9. doi: 10.1515/jcim-2019-0238.
Introduction Mental ability of children represents functioning of brain in different aspects of competency including verbal, mathematical, logical reasoning and spatial, which is of prime importance for academic performance. Objective The objective of this study was to assess the effect of yoga on general mental ability of urban residential school children. Methods Sixty-six urban school children aged 11-15 years were selected as participants. All the selected participants were staying in a residential school in Pune District. A stratified random sampling method was used to divide the students into experimental and control groups. There were 32 students in experimental group and 29 students in control group. Both experimental and control groups were assessed for general mental ability by using standard questionnaire at the baseline and at the end of 12 weeks of yoga training. The study participants of experimental group underwent yoga training for 12 weeks, for 1 h in the morning for a period of 12 weeks. The control group did not undergo any yoga training during this time period. Results The experimental group participants showed significant improvement in general mental ability as compared to control group. Conclusion The findings of this study indicate that yoga practices could improve general mental ability of urban residential school children.
引言
儿童的智力代表着大脑在包括语言、数学、逻辑推理和空间能力等不同能力方面的功能，这对学业成绩至关重要。
目的
本研究的目的是评估瑜伽对城市寄宿制学校儿童一般智力的影响。
方法
选取66名11至15岁的城市学校儿童作为参与者。所有选定的参与者都就读于浦那地区的一所寄宿学校。采用分层随机抽样方法将学生分为实验组和对照组。实验组有32名学生，对照组有29名学生。在基线时以及瑜伽训练12周结束时，使用标准问卷对实验组和对照组的一般智力进行评估。实验组的研究参与者进行了为期12周的瑜伽训练，每天早上训练1小时，共12周。在此期间，对照组未接受任何瑜伽训练。
结果
与对照组相比，实验组参与者的一般智力有显著提高。
结论
本研究结果表明，瑜伽练习可以提高城市寄宿制学校儿童的一般智力。
