Influence of yoga and exercise on psychological well being among the students of Aligarh

Pages: 141-142
Masood ul Hassan (Department of Psychology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, UP)

The study was conducted to examine the effects of yogic and physical exercise on psychological well-being. 120 subjects in four groups viz. light exercise group, heavy exercise group, yoga performers group and control group were administered measures. All the subjects are male in the age range of 20-25 years. Data were analyzed by simple ANOVA suitable for multigroup design. Results revealed that the control group had significantly poor psychological well-being than the exercise and yoga performing group.