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| Title |
Characteristics of Yoga Practitioners, Motivators, and Yoga Techniques of Choice: A Cross-sectional Study
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Public Health, July 2017
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| DOI | 10.3389/fpubh.2017.00184 |
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| Authors |
Shirley Telles, Sachin Kumar Sharma, Nilkamal Singh, Acharya Balkrishna |
| Abstract |
The characteristics of yoga practitioners and factors motivating people to practice yoga have been studied in the US and in Australia. This study aimed to determine the characteristics of yoga users in India, the factors that motivate them to practice yoga, and the yoga techniques of choice. The study was a one-time, cross-sectional survey based on convenience sampling. Inclusion criteria were (a) a minimum of 1 week experience of yoga and (b) at least 10 years of age. 14,250 people received the survey. After excluding those who did not meet the inclusion criteria or filled in the survey incompletely or incorrectly, 5,157 respondents were included in the study. Out of 5,157 respondents, there were more males (67.3%), aged between 21 and 44 years (33.7% of the sample surveyed), educated up to high school (62.5%), students (39.3%), and those who had between 1 and 12 months of experience in yoga (54.4%). The first most common reason to practice yoga for all respondents was physical fitness. Three of the remaining reasons to practice yoga differed significantly with age: (i) yoga for disease management (χ(2) = 17.62, p < 0.005), (ii) yoga as a hobby (χ(2) = 10.87, p < 0.05), and (iii) yoga based on the guru's (teacher's) instructions (χ(2) = 20.05, p < 0.001). The yoga technique of choice [i.e., (i) asanas (χ(2) = 23.17, p < 0.001), (ii) pranayama (χ(2) = 19.87, p < 0.001), or (iii) meditation (χ(2) = 9.64, p < 0.05)] differed significantly across age groups. In India, a yoga practitioner was more likely to be male, between 21 and 44 years of age, high school educated, and a student. The reasons to practice yoga and the yoga technique of choice differed significantly with age. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 25% |
| Italy | 1 | 25% |
| United States | 1 | 25% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 25% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 50% |
| Scientists | 1 | 25% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 25% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 94 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 94 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 19 | 20% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 12 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 10 | 11% |
| Researcher | 6 | 6% |
| Other | 4 | 4% |
| Other | 19 | 20% |
| Unknown | 24 | 26% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 12 | 13% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 10 | 11% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 8 | 9% |
| Sports and Recreations | 7 | 7% |
| Social Sciences | 7 | 7% |
| Other | 20 | 21% |
| Unknown | 30 | 32% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 16 August 2017.
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#13,437,398
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#3,025
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#49
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