Open AccessYoga experience as a predictor of psychological wellness in women over 45 years
Author(s) -
Nina Moliver,
EM Mika,
Chartrand,
RE Haussmann,
Sat Bir S. Khalsa
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
international journal of yoga/international journal of yoga
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2231-2714
pISSN - 0973-6131
DOI - 10.4103/0973-6131.105937
Subject(s) - vitality , affect (linguistics) , psychology , clinical psychology , transcendence (philosophy) , medicine , philosophy , theology , communication , epistemology
Although high levels of subjective well-being (SWB) are common in old age, a subset of older individuals is disproportionately vulnerable to negative affect. Yoga has been shown to have many short-term benefits, but researchers have not determined whether a long-term or frequent yoga practice increasingly protects older women from low levels of psychological well-being.