Effect of Yogic Practices on Physical Self-Worth on Male School Going Students | Original Article

ABSTRACT:

Purpose of this research was undertaken to see whether yogic practices has positive effect on physical self-worth on male school going students. Hundred (100) school going male students were randomly selected as subjects and further 50 students were randomly selected for experimental group and remaining 50 students were selected for control group. The age of the subjects ranged between 15-20 years, from Sarvodaya Bal Vidyalaya, Tikri Khurd, Delhi-110040, India. The experimental group was administrated yogic practice and control group was given no training of an experimental period of four weeks. Pre-test data were collected from both the groups before giving four weeks of yogic training and also Post-test data were collected from both the groups at the end of four weeks of yogic training. The data was collected by using the physical self-perception (worth) profile (PSPP) by Fox, K. R. Corbin C. B., (1989). Descriptive statistics i.e. Mean, Standard Deviation and paired sample ‘t’ test were used as a statistical technique for the present study. Result revealed that the four weeks of yogic training had significantly effects on physical self-worth of male school going students. The level of the significance was set at 0.05 level.