Study on the reduction of work-related stress through yoga

Shu-Ling Lin et al.

July 2015

Anti-Stress & Burnout

Yoga

In Taiwan , four researchers investigated the effects of yoga on work-related stress, general adaptation syndrome and autonomic nervous system activity.

The controlled, randomized study compared subjects in a control group with those in a yoga group and assessed stress and adaptation syndrome at the beginning and end of the twelve-week intervention. The researchers also measured heart rate variability at the start of the study, after six weeks and after the twelve weeks of the yoga program.

The results showed that work-related stress was reduced in the yoga group over the course of the study and that autonomic nervous system activity improved after both six and twelve weeks. No changes were observed in the control group.

The study thus proves that yoga has a positive effect on stress and that a twelve-week yoga program is suitable for reducing work-related stress.

The most important information on the study at a glance

Indications: Stress
Institution: National Chi Nan University, Department of Social Policy and Social Work, Taiwan
Title: Study on the reduction of work-related stress through yoga
Brief description: A controlled, randomized study shows that a 12-week yoga program has a positive effect on work-related stress.
Original title: Effects of Yoga on Stress, Stress Adaption, and Heart Rate Variability Among Mental Health Professionals--A Randomized Controlled Trial
Link to the study: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26220020/