Perceived yoga exercise benefits and barriers of university students by gender: Results of a survey research

Authors : Roghaiyeh KABİRİ, Syed Kamaruzaman SYED ALİ, Zulnaidi HUTKEMRİ

Pages : 39-46

Doi:10.31459/turkjkin.407340

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Publication Date : 2018-06-10

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This study was conducted to explore perceived yoga exercise benefits and barriers of university students based on their gender. Participants insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(n=210); were university of Malaya undergraduate students from faculty of education in Kuala Lumpur. The method of sampling was cluster random sampling. This study utilized a quantitative methodology research to investigate the perceived benefits and barriers towards yoga exercise among university students using the health belief model. This was a survey study of data collection. One-way MANOVA was used to determine the differences. Some 197 subjects completed the questionnaire and the results of inferential analysis demonstrated that males and females are similar in reporting perceived benefits in the Psychological dimension F insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1,195); = .55, sig = .46 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p > .05);, Physical dimension F insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1,195); =.05, sig=.835 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p > .05);, Disease Prevention dimension Finsert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1,195);=1.11, sig = .29insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p > .05);, Social dimension Finsert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1,195); =.09, sig = .92 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p > .05);. They are also similar in reporting perceived barriers in the Negative Preconception dimension F insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1,195); = .20, sig=.66 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p>.05);, Cost dimension Finsert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1,195); = 2.36, sig. =.13insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p >.05);, Time Prevention dimension Finsert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1,195); = .71, sig =.40 >.05 and Fears dimension Finsert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1,195); =.71, sig = .40insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p > .05);. This study tried to determine how students’ gender could influence their perceptions about yoga exercise. The results of this study show that males and female are similar in their perceived benefits and barriers to yoga exercise. Hence, in creating yoga exercise intervention for university students, gender is not a vital component to consider.
Keywords : Perceived benefits, perceived barriers, yoga