Effects of Yoga Prana Vidya intervention on psychological wellbeing and criminal attitude of under-trial prisoners
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https://doi.org/10.29120/ijpsw.2020.v11.i2.225Abstract
Background: It is a general notion that rigorous isolation and custodial measures would reform the offenders of Law. Experience, however, contradicts this expectation and often imprisonment had the opposite effect. This study was conducted to test whether a known system of Yoga Prana Vidya (YPV) intervention can be applied for prisoners to increase their psychological well-being (PWB) and reduce their criminal attitude (CATS). Materials & Method: Pre and Post-test without control group design was adopted for the present study. A mixed method was used to collect the data to see the effect of a 3-month YPV intervention on 30 under-trial prisoners. For Quantitative part of study Psychological well-being (PWB) and Criminal Attitude Test (CATS)were used before and after the intervention. Statistical analysis was conducted using IBM SPSS. Qualitative research interviews were conducted on 10 participants out of the 30 and the interview notes were analyzed. Results: Statistical analysis of quantitative data showed that there was a significantly positive change in the PWB and CATS parameters after the intervention. The qualitative analysis yielded four themes: (1) YPV is a positively Life-changing phenomenon, easy to practice daily, (2) Clear Intention to sustain YPV practice after release from jail, (3) Desirous of promoting, helping and recommending YPV to others to learn and practice, and (4) Some challenges experienced by participants in the intervention. Conclusions: YPV intervention produced positive results for prisoners who practised regularly. It is recommended that Government agencies and Social Workers may consider these findings for appropriate implementation of YPV in their Prison reform efforts to reduce crime rate and recidivism.
Keywords: Prison, Breathing Exercises, Forgiveness Sadhana, Yoga Prana Vidya
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