Study on Effectiveness of Yoga Training on Sustain Attention in Sub-groups of ADD, HD and ADHD Children

Zeynab Khanjani; Mohammad Ali Nazari; Ashraf Karami

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Study on Effectiveness of Yoga Training on Sustain Attention in Sub-groups of ADD, HD and ADHD Children

Zeynab Khanjani, Mohammad Ali Nazari, Ashraf Karami

Published in Psychology and Behavioral Sciences (Volume 5, Issue 4)

Received: 26 May 2016 Accepted: 3 June 2016 Published: 20 June 2016

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of Yoga on sustain attention in three groups of children with syndrome Attention - Deficit/ hyperactivity (ADHD), ADHD predominantly inattentive and ADHD predominantly hyperactivity. The number of 120 students (7-13 years old) with symptoms of ADHD were selected by Conner's teacher rating scale (CTRS), and parent rating- children symptom inventory (CSI-4), in common both forms, and were organized in two groups of Yoga and control. Continuous Performance Test (CPT) was done to evaluate sustain attention. Yoga group was given a 30-session course on Yoga training and control group, not. Then the same test was executed again on both groups as post-tests. The result was analyzed by multivariable covariance analysis (MANCOVA). The results of this study indicate the efficiency of Yoga on increasing sustain attention in all sub-groups of children with symptoms of ADHD. Based on these findings, we concluded that Yoga can effect and help in attention improvement. Verification of such effects can be used to design effective non-drug therapies, such as effect of Yoga therapy on symptoms of ADHD.

Published in	Psychology and Behavioral Sciences (Volume 5, Issue 4)
DOI	10.11648/j.pbs.20160504.11
Page(s)	77-82
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Sustain Attention, Yoga, Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), ADHD Predominantly Inattentive, ADHD Predominantly Hyperactivity

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Zeynab Khanjani; Mohammad Ali Nazari; Ashraf Karami. Study on Effectiveness of Yoga Training on Sustain Attention in Sub-groups of ADD, HD and ADHD Children. Psychol. Behav. Sci. 2016, 5(4), 77-82. doi: 10.11648/j.pbs.20160504.11

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Zeynab Khanjani

Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
Mohammad Ali Nazari

Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
Ashraf Karami

Department of General Psychology, Islamic Azad University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran

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