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A Cross-Sectional Study on the Effect of Yoga on Visual Perception amongst University Students

Author: Seulgi Lee and Paran Gowda

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Abstract

The present study aims to investigate the effects of yoga on visual perception (VP) in university students. VP is essential in our lives, particularly for students, as it plays an important role in learning. If yoga can improve VP, it could benefit not only students' education but also multiple dimensions of life. This paper examines how VP impacts both yoga practitioners and non-practitioners, and whether yoga practice enhances VP in university students. In this study, we enrolled 100 yoga practitioners and 100 non-yoga practitioners, resulting in a total sample size of 200 participants (n=200). The yoga group consisted of 50 females and 50 males who had practiced yoga for at least one year. The control group included 100 non-yoga practitioners, consisting of 50 females and 50 males. We assessed VP using the Motor-Free Visual Perception Test (MVPT-4). The data was analyzed using an independent t-test. The yoga group showed significant improvements in Visual Discrimination, Spatial Relationships, Visual Memory, Figure Ground, and Visual Closure compared to the non-yoga group. This study shows that the participants who practiced yoga for a minimum of 1 year had better VP ability than the non-yoga participants.

Keywords

visual perception, perception, yoga, learning, cognition, mvpt-4

Conclusion

The present study results indicate that the yoga group has significantly better VP than the non-yoga participants. However, in this method, unitary construct as dominant item does not consider the other sub area parameters with regard to VC, VM, VC, FG, and SR. Further, there is a scope for further research and development of subarea scores with a separate scale.

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How to cite this article

Seulgi Lee and Paran Gowda (2023). A Cross-Sectional Study on the Effect of Yoga on Visual Perception amongst University Students. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 15(3): 156-160.