فهرست نشریات علمی دسترسی آزاد ایران

BACKGROUND: Occupational stress is known as harmful physical and emotional responses thatoccur when the requirements of the job do not match the resources, needs, or capabilities of anemployee, leading to poor mental and physical health.OBJECTIVE: The objective of the present study was to assess the effect of 1‑week residential yogatraining program on occupational stress and its subscales among principals.METHODS: Thirty‑three principals with ages 40–59 years completed the assessment. They receivedyoga training at Kaivalyadham Yoga Institute. All the participants were recruited by Kendriya VidyalayaSangathan as part of their on‑duty yoga training. At the baseline and after 1 week of yoga trainingparticipants were assessed for occupational stress. The yoga intervention was given in the morningand evening for 105 min. Apart from yoga training, all the participants were engaged in lectures basedon stress management, yoga for total health, meditation, yoga in school education, and scientificbasis of yoga, daily for 3 h.RESULTS: The principals showed a significant decrease in role overload (P < 0.001), roleambiguity (P < 0.01), role conflict (P < 0.05), under participation (P < 0.001), powerlessness (P < 0.001),intrinsic impoverishment (P < 0.01), law status (P < 0.001), and overall occupational stress (P < 0.001)after 7 days of yoga training intervention. However, there was no significant change in unreasonablegroup and political pressure (P > 0.05), responsibility for persons (P > 0.05), poor peerrelations (P > 0.05), strenuous working conditions (P > 0.05), and unprofitability (P > 0.05) afteryoga training intervention.CONCLUSION: The present study suggests that 1 week of residential yoga training program canimprove occupational stress in principals.