Online Yoga Intervention for Improved Stress Management

According to Chong, Tsunaka, Tsang, Chan, and Cheung (2011) the negative

impact of stress is a global health issue. In both adolescents and adults "unmanaged

stress is believed to be a contributing and/or causal factor in the development of mental

health and behavioral problems" (Khalsa, 2011, p. 2). Other researchers, such as Li and

Goldsmith (2012) explained that, "stress, if left untreated can have unfavorable effects on

the body that may progress into chronic conditions" (p. 21). Further, Chong et al. (2011)

summarized the impact of stress, as follows:

Stress is a universal problem that has a detrimental effect on the mental,

physical, and psychological health of individuals. Unmanaged stress may reduce

an individual's immune function and increase his or her vulnerability to chronic

pain, lung cancer, and cardiovascular disease. Additionally, it has a negative

impact on quality of life. (p. 32)

Elevated levels of stress and stress exposure have been linked to myriad

deleterious health outcomes (Kinser and Lyon, 2014). Specifically, Kinser and Lyon

(2014) indicated that depression is one of the most costly and debilitating mental health

conditions facing the U.S. healthcare system today. According to Kinser and Lyon

(2014), "depression is a leading cause of disability and disease worldwide and in the

United States, affecting millions of individuals worldwide" (p. 665). Moreover, Kinser

and Lyon (2014) highlighted the relationship between stress and depression by having

said "it is well established that psychological stress plays an integral role in depression

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and that depression has numerous negative health outcomes" (p. 665). Recently, many

other authors have provided further analysis of the impact of stress.

Author: Lilly Day
Publisher: Lilly Day
Published: 04/29/2023
Pages: 188
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.57lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9782088093242