Galloway Nadine, Foulstone Alexis, Lurie Janine
Psychologist, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
Teaching Associate, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
Int J Yoga Therap. 2022 Jan 1;32(2022). doi: 10.17761/2022-D-21-00049.
Couple relationship satisfaction is an important predictor of physical and mental health. Despite this, currently offered interventions for distressed couples are not always effective. The present cross-sectional online survey design examined how yoga practice, mindfulness, and emotional intelligence interrelate when predicting relationship satisfaction. The study consisted of 128 heterosexual married or cohabiting Australian adults (mean age 29.7 ± 9.3) who practice yoga. Supporting the hypothesis, a serial mediation analysis revealed that time spent practicing yoga had a positive influence on relationship satisfaction through mindfulness, and then through emotional intelligence (b = 0.005, 95% CI 0.001 to 0.009). The findings also showed a direct effect of time spent practicing yoga on relationship satisfaction; however, there was no support for the individual mediating effects of mindfulness and emotional intelligence on the association between time spent practicing yoga and relationship satisfaction. The current findings suggest that yoga may be an effective and easily implemented approach to improving mindfulness and enhancing emotional intelligence, as well as heterosexual couples' relationship satisfaction.
夫妻关系满意度是身心健康的重要预测指标。尽管如此，目前为困扰的夫妻提供的干预措施并不总是有效。本横断面在线调查设计研究了瑜伽练习、正念和情商在预测关系满意度时是如何相互关联的。该研究由128名练习瑜伽的澳大利亚异性恋已婚或同居成年人（平均年龄29.7±9.3岁）组成。支持该假设的序列中介分析表明，花在瑜伽练习上的时间通过正念，然后通过情商对关系满意度产生积极影响（b = 0.005，95% CI 0.001至0.009）。研究结果还显示，花在瑜伽练习上的时间对关系满意度有直接影响；然而，没有证据支持正念和情商对花在瑜伽练习上的时间与关系满意度之间的关联有单独的中介作用。目前的研究结果表明，瑜伽可能是一种有效且易于实施的方法，可用于提高正念、增强情商以及提升异性恋夫妻的关系满意度。
