Effects of a yoga nidra on the life stress and self-esteem in university students

Kim Sang Dol

doi:10.1016/j.ctcp.2019.03.004

Effects of a yoga nidra on the life stress and self-esteem in university students

Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2019 May:35:232-236. doi: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2019.03.004. Epub 2019 Mar 8.

Author

Kim Sang Dol¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Nursing, College of Health Science, Kangwon National University: 346 Hwangjo-gil, Dogye-eup, Samcheok-si, Gangwon-do, 245-907, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: nu11110@kangwon.ac.kr.

PMID: 31003664
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2019.03.004

Abstract

Objectives: To assess the effects of a yoga nidra on life stress and self-esteem in university students.

Methods: This study is a non-equivalent control group pretest-posttest design. Forty university students were selected by convenience sampling, with 20 assigned to a yoga nidra group and 20 to a control group. The yoga group participated in bi-weekly, 1-h sessions of yoga nidra for 8 weeks. Life stress intensity level was measured using a 10 cm Visual Analog Scale. Self-esteem score was measured by Rosenberg's Self-Esteem Scale.

Results: The yoga nidra group showed significantly decreased life stress intensity levels compared to the control group. The yoga group also showed significantly increased self-esteem scores compared to the control group.

Conclusions: These findings indicate that yoga nidra could alleviate the life stress intensity level and increase the self-esteem in university students.

Keywords: Life stress; Self-esteem; Yoga nidra.

Publication types

Controlled Clinical Trial

MeSH terms

Female
Humans
Male
Stress, Psychological / psychology*
Students / psychology*
Universities
Visual Analog Scale
Yoga / psychology*
Young Adult