TITLE:
Efficacy of Mindfulness Yoga on Subjective Happiness, Mood, Fatigue, and Mindful Attention Awareness of Parents Raising Preschool Children
AUTHORS:
Michiyo Ando, Sayoko Ito, Yukio Matsuo, Hiroko Kukihara
KEYWORDS:
Mindfulness Yoga, Parents, Fatigue, Happiness, Mindful Attention Awareness
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Social Sciences,
Vol.10 No.13,
December
28,
2022
ABSTRACT: Background: At COVID-19 pandemic period, parents raising preschool children felt
sever stress because they were required to stay home with children. Purpose: The present study aimed to investigate the effect of
mindfulness yoga on mood, fatigue, mindfulness attention awareness, and
subjective happiness of parents raising preschool children, and the effective
factor on subjective happiness of these factors. Method: Participants
were 31 females who were raising preschool children. They practiced mindfulness
yoga total 3 times once a week about 60 minutes by online. Participants
completed the Profile of Mood Scale, the Fatigue checklist, the Japanese
version of the Mindful Attention Awareness scale (Awareness), and Subjective
Happiness scale pre and post mindfulness yoga. This study was approved from an ethical board. Results: The Mood score showed psychological distress or stress significantly decreased (t = 3.9, p .001).
The Fatigue score also significantly decreased
(t = 4.39, p .001). The Awareness score significantly increased (t =-4.0, p .001), and the Subjective Happiness score
significantly increased after mindfulness yoga (t =-3.09, p .01). A multiple regression analysis showed that the
Awareness was the most effective on Happiness. Conclusion: These
results suggest that mindfulness yoga on line decreases stress and promotes well-being of parents raising preschool children at
COVID-19 pandemic, and importance of mindful attention awareness for subjective
happiness.