APS
30th APS Annual Convention · 2018
Using the Stages of Change Model to Understand How a Yoga Practice May Lead to Behavior Change: Qualitative Results.
- Lisa Conboy
Harvard Medical School - Tosca Braun
University of Connecticut - Lucy Finkelstein-Fox
University of Connecticut - Manasa Ravi
University of Connecticut - Meryl Olah
University of California, Irvine - Crystal Park
University of Connecticut - Sara Lazar
Massachusetts General Hospital
Abstract
This qualitative interview study was part of an NIH funded study examining the effects of yoga on health behaviors. We apply behavior change theory to help elucidate the mechanisms of yoga therapy, exploring reports of readiness for change across the two interview time points, and to our quantitative data collected.
Prevention/Intervention