Who practices yoga? A systematic review of demographic, health-related, and psychosocial factors associated with yoga practice

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 460-471

  Park, Crystal L ^a   Braun, Tosca ^a   Siegel, Tamar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Mental well being; Physical well being; Psychosocial correlates; Yoga

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEDITATION; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; YOGA;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MEDITATION; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES; YOGA;

EID: 84939965468     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: 15733521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10865-015-9618-5     Document Type: Review

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