Year: 2024 | Month: March | Volume: 14 | Issue: 3 | Pages: 237-241
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20240335
A Comparative Study of the Impact of Yoga Practice on Stress Resilience in Humanitarian Aid Employees
E.H.P. Silva1, W.D.S. Perera2
1Department of Economics and Statistics, Faculty of Social Sciences and Languages, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka
2Department of Sport Sciences and Physical Education, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka
Corresponding Author: E.H.P. Silva
ABSTRACT
Humanitarian aid workers typically experience higher stress levels. Events like assaults on relief workers that could have been psycho-traumatic could be the cause of this. This research investigates the influence of yoga practice on stress resilience in humanitarian aid employees. comparing those who engage in yoga practice with those who do not. To accomplish this goal, 300 humanitarian aid workers (mean age: 35.8, range: 25–45) were divided into two groups: yoga (Treatment Group) and non-yoga (Control Group) by using stratified random sampling. For this study, online questionnaires were used and respondents were chosen from among NGOs in Sarvodaya and World Vision. confidence, Emotional Insight, Negative Cognition, Social skills, and Empathy are the four key dimensions used to measure the explanatory variable of Stress resilience. The collected data were analyzed by using the SPSS 21 version from ANOVA to find out the significant difference between the two groups. The experimental group posttest p-value of these five variables is (.000) then the p-value is less than the significant value (5%). The control group had no appreciable variations during the same time. This research contributes to the understanding of stress resilience in humanitarian aid workers and the potential role of yoga in enhancing their well-being.
Key words: Humanitarian employees, Mental health, Stress Resilience, Yoga Practices