Does Self-Reported Trait Mindfulness Contribute to Reducing Perceived Stress in Women Who Practice Yoga and Are Physically Active?
Abstract
:1. Introduction
The Present Study Objectives
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Procedure
2.2. Participants
2.3. Measures
2.3.1. Trait Mindfulness
2.3.2. Perceived Stress
2.3.3. Demographics
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Differences in Trait Mindfulness and Perceived Stress among Women Practicing Yoga and Physically Active
3.2. Associations between Trait Mindfulness and Perceived Stress in Women Who Practice Yoga and Are Engaged in Physical Activity
4. Discussion
Limitations and Further Research
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Variable | Category | Total Sample (N = 201) | Practicing Yoga (n = 96) | Not Practicing Yoga (n = 105) | |||
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M/n | SD/% | M/n | SD/% | M/n | SD/% | ||
Age | 36.19 | 11.65 | 39.49 | 11.44 | 33.18 | 11.05 | |
Residence | Village | 41 | 20.4 | 17 | 17.7 | 24 | 22.86 |
City < 50,000 inhabitants | 28 | 13.93 | 14 | 14.58 | 14 | 13.33 | |
City 50,000 < 150,000 inhabitants | 42 | 20.9 | 18 | 18.75 | 24 | 22.86 | |
City 150,000 < 500,000 inhabitants | 31 | 15.42 | 13 | 13.54 | 18 | 17.14 | |
City > 500,000 inhabitants | 59 | 29.35 | 34 | 35.42 | 25 | 23.81 | |
Education | Lower secondary | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.95 |
Vocational | 3 | 1.49 | 1 | 1.04 | 2 | 1.9 | |
Secondary | 34 | 16.92 | 10 | 10.42 | 24 | 22.86 | |
Undergraduate | 45 | 22.39 | 21 | 21.86 | 24 | 22.86 | |
Graduate | 118 | 58.71 | 64 | 66.67 | 54 | 51.43 | |
Minutes of exercise per week | 142.1 | 128.18 | 127.42 | 146.14 | 158.18 | 107.86 |
Type | Effect | B | SE | 95% BCB CI | β | z | p | |
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LL | UL | |||||||
Indirect | Activity1 ⇒ Mindfulness ⇒ Stress | −0.98 | 1.05 | −3.15 | 0.98 | −0.04 | −0.93 | 0. 350 |
Activity2 ⇒ Mindfulness ⇒ Stress | −1.63 | 0. 97 | −3.63 | 0. 27 | −0.08 | −1.68 | 0. 093 | |
Activity3 ⇒ Mindfulness ⇒ Stress | −3.72 | 0.93 | −5.62 | −1.97 | −0.18 | −4.00 | <0.001 | |
Component | Activity1 ⇒ Mindfulness | 0.15 | 0.15 | −0.15 | 0.45 | 0.07 | 0. 95 | 0. 344 |
Activity2 ⇒ Mindfulness | 0.24 | 0.14 | −0.04 | 0. 53 | 0.14 | 1. 69 | 0. 092 | |
Activity3 ⇒ Mindfulness | 0.55 | 0.13 | 0.29 | 0.81 | 0.31 | 4. 21 | <0.001 | |
Mindfulness ⇒ Stress | −6.76 | 0. 68 | −8.05 | −5.41 | −0.58 | −9.99 | <0.001 | |
Direct | Activity1 ⇒ Stress | −1.00 | 1. 64 | −4.22 | 2. 19 | −0.04 | −0.61 | 0. 545 |
Activity2 ⇒ Stress | −0.54 | 1. 35 | −3.22 | 2.15 | −0.03 | −0.40 | 0. 692 | |
Activity3 ⇒ Stress | −2.47 | 1. 29 | −5.02 | 0. 02 | −0.12 | −1.91 | 0. 056 | |
Total | Activity1 ⇒ Stress | −1.97 | 1. 84 | −5.54 | 1. 76 | −0.09 | −1.07 | 0. 285 |
Activity2 ⇒ Stress | −2.16 | 1. 58 | −5.16 | 0.93 | −0.11 | −1.37 | 0. 170 | |
Activity3 ⇒ Stress | −6.19 | 1. 53 | −9.12 | −3.04 | −0.30 | −4.03 | <0.001 |
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Cavour-Więcławek, N.; Rogowska, A.M. Does Self-Reported Trait Mindfulness Contribute to Reducing Perceived Stress in Women Who Practice Yoga and Are Physically Active? Behav. Sci. 2024, 14, 772. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs14090772
Cavour-Więcławek N, Rogowska AM. Does Self-Reported Trait Mindfulness Contribute to Reducing Perceived Stress in Women Who Practice Yoga and Are Physically Active? Behavioral Sciences. 2024; 14(9):772. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs14090772
Chicago/Turabian StyleCavour-Więcławek, Natalia, and Aleksandra M. Rogowska. 2024. "Does Self-Reported Trait Mindfulness Contribute to Reducing Perceived Stress in Women Who Practice Yoga and Are Physically Active?" Behavioral Sciences 14, no. 9: 772. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs14090772