| Titel: | A randomized trial comparing the effects of yoga and physical activity programs on depth perception in school children |
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| Autor: | Raghuraj, P und Telles, S |
| Mediengruppe: | journal article |
| Herausgeber: | --- |
| Zeitschrift: | Journal of Indian Psychology |
| Jahr: | 2003 |
| Band: | 21 |
| Heft: | 2 |
| Seiten: | 54 - 60 |
| Sprache: | englisch |
| Abstract: | The present study was intended to compare the effects of two programs (yoga and physical activity), each of one-month duration on depth perception. Thirty two girls (aged between 10 and 11 years) in a residential school were matched as pairs for age and randomly assigned to the two groups. The groups practiced the assigned interventions as 75 minutes every day for 7 days a week. Depth perception was assessed using a standard apparatus measuring errors in 5 trials per subject. At the end of the month the yoga group showed a significant decrease in errors 26.5% (Kruskal-Wallis test for tied ranks), compared to the physical activity group, who showed no change. The significant improvement in the yoga group in depth perception compared to the physical training group, was speculated to be related to lower anxiety levels which have been proven to be associated with better visual perception. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2003 APA, all rights reserved)(journal abstract); ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### |