EFFECT OF YOGIC INTERVENTION ON AGGRESSION AMONG SCHOOL GOING BADMINTON PLAYERS

Abstract

Among the unexpected human behaviors, aggression appears to be the most prevalent and disturbing one, affecting one and all. Indian traditional texts claim that yoga is one of the important preventive interventions. The objective of this study is to demonstrate the potential of yogic intervention on aggression among school going badminton players’ age ranging between 15 to 17 years. For the study, thirty male badminton players (n=30) were selected. They were divided into three equal groups, each group consisted of ten subjects, in which group -I underwent yogic asana practice, the group – II underwent progressive relaxation practice and group III acted as the control group. The training period for this study was five days a week for twelve weeks. Before and after the training period, the subjects were tested for Aggressive behavior through an aggression questionnaire developed by Anand Kumar and P.S. Shukla (1988).  One-way ANOVA and posthoc were applied to assess the difference among the groups.  The findings of the study determine a statistically significant difference between pre and post-aggression scores among the yogic asana group, progressive relaxation group, and control group. The results showed a significant change in aggression in the progressive relaxation group as compared to the other two groups.