McKinney Adele
Department of Psychology, Ulster University, Coleraine, Northern Ireland.
Int J Yoga. 2020 Sep-Dec;13(3):193-199. doi: 10.4103/ijoy.IJOY_2_20. Epub 2020 Sep 13.
Despite the growing evidence of the health benefits of a yoga practice, little is known about the factors that contribute to its sustained practice.
The objectives of the present study were twofold: (1) to describe the personal characteristics (age, education level, and marital status) and yoga asana-related behavior of participants who practice Ashtanga and (2) to examine the health locus of control (HLOC) (an individual's beliefs about the extent of control that they have over things that happen to them) and self-determination theories. (People are able to become self-determined when their needs for competence, connection, and autonomy are fulfilled in relation to the motivated behavior.).
Ashtanga yoga practitioners ( = 100, age range: 20-62 years) reported practicing yoga at least once a week completed self-report questionnaires: demographics, asana practice, the Perceived Choice and Awareness of Self Scale, HLOC, the General Health Questionnaire-12, the Perceived Stress Scale, and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory.
It was observed that participants practiced yoga for an average 6.43 years, 5 days a week for 93 min representing a sustained, motivated health-related behavior. Years of practice and percentage of time spent in home practice explain 9% of the variance in the awareness of self, and 7% is explained by the number of practice days a week and state anxiety. Ashtanga yoga practitioners have a high internal HLOC; this is related to reduced trait anxiety and increased perceived choice.
The Mysore system of yoga appears to facilitate sustained health-related behavior; it is suggested that health promotion should acknowledge the three aspects of self-determination theory: competence, autonomy, and relatedness, while focusing on the increasing intrinsic motivation and internalizing HLOC.
尽管越来越多的证据表明瑜伽练习对健康有益，但对于促成持续练习瑜伽的因素却知之甚少。
本研究的目标有两个：（1）描述练习阿斯汤加瑜伽的参与者的个人特征（年龄、教育水平和婚姻状况）以及与瑜伽体式相关的行为；（2）考察健康控制点（个体对自身所经历事情的控制程度的信念）和自我决定理论。（当个体在与动机性行为相关的能力、联系和自主性需求得到满足时，他们能够实现自我决定。）
100名阿斯汤加瑜伽练习者（年龄范围：20 - 62岁）报告每周至少练习一次瑜伽，他们完成了自我报告问卷：人口统计学信息、体式练习情况、自我感知选择与意识量表、健康控制点、一般健康问卷 - 12、感知压力量表和状态 - 特质焦虑量表。
观察到参与者平均练习瑜伽6.43年，每周练习5天，每次93分钟，这代表了一种持续的、有动机的与健康相关的行为。练习年限和在家练习时间的百分比解释了自我意识差异的9%，每周练习天数和状态焦虑解释了7%。阿斯汤加瑜伽练习者具有较高的内在健康控制点；这与特质焦虑的降低和感知选择的增加有关。
迈索尔瑜伽体系似乎有助于持续的与健康相关的行为；建议健康促进应承认自我决定理论的三个方面：能力、自主性和关联性，同时关注增强内在动机和使健康控制点内化。
