Original Papers
Effect of an experience-based yoga program on mood changes in physical education class
2016 Volume 49 Pages 73-78
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2016 Volume 49 Pages 73-78
The purpose of this study was to clarify how the learners' mood can be changed after 90-minute practicing an experience-based yoga program in a physical education class. The participants were 37 fifth graders at National Institute of Technology, Kisarazu College. Analysis of the changes in psychological state was carried out by using Two-dimensional Mood Scale-Short Term. Also, free description questionnaire was performed about the following items: "experience of the yoga", "impression of the yoga" and "mood state" before and after exercise program.
As a result, it was suggested that this program could improve the participants' psychological state. And then, it was thought that such an experience-based yoga program would be effective to enhance their motivation for learning.
