A COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN YOGA AND NON-YOGA STUDENTS ON THE LEVEL OF ANXIETY AND PRO-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR

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  • Mamta Sahu Research scholar School of studies in psychology Pt.Ravishankar Shukla University Raipur (chhattisgarh).

Abstract

The purpose of the present research work is to see the effect of yoga practice on the level of anxiety and pro-social behaviour. A comparative study of the level of anxiety and pro-social behaviour has been done on people who practice yoga and do not practice yoga. 60 samples have been taken in this study, in which 30 students are practicing yoga, and 30 students are not practicing yoga, all these students studying in Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, whose age is 18 to 20 years. Sinha Comprehensive Anxiety Scale and altruism Scale developed by Dr. S. N. Rai and Dr. Samvat Singh has been used in this research. In this research work t-test statistical method was used. In which the hypothesis made was proved at 0.01 level of significance. The result of the present study found that there is a significant difference in the level of anxiety and pro-social behaviour of students who practice yoga and those who do not practice yoga this indicates that yoga practice has a significant effect on the level of anxiety and pro-social behaviour.

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2023-06-30

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A COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN YOGA AND NON-YOGA STUDENTS ON THE LEVEL OF ANXIETY AND PRO-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR. (2023). International Journal of Futuristic Innovation in Arts, Humanities and Management (IJFIAHM), 2(2), 109-117. https://journal.inence.org/index.php/ijfiahm/article/view/86