Effects of Yoga Prana Vidya intervention on psychological wellbeing and criminal attitude of under-trial prisoners

Effects of Yoga Prana Vidya intervention on psychological wellbeing and criminal attitude of under-trial prisoners

Journal Title: “Effects of Yoga Prana Vidya intervention on psychological wellbeing and criminal attitude of under-trial prisoners.”

Authors:

  • Venkata Satyanarayana Nanduri, Consultant, Research & Publications, Yoga Prana Vidya Ashram, Sri Ramana Trust, Doddabbanur, Thally, Tamilnadu, India
  • Revathi Ram, Yoga Prana Vidya, Practitioner and Inspector of Police, KSPS, Chitradurga, Karnataka, India
 
You might kindly recall that this project was originally conceived for The Department of Science & Technology – Science and Technology of Yoga and Meditation (DST-SATYAM) in December 2018, and also presented to their screening committee by Revathi during 2019. *DST did not grant funding this study, yet it was executed by Revati and Dr. VS Nanduri with support from Sri Ramana Trust, YPV Ashram.*

 

The publication took long time because of rigorous peer review system of this scientific Journal. They have given final acceptance on 31 Jan 2021 and published online straightaway. The editor said, this paper is very valuable for the theme of the Journal which is published online by Indian Society of Professional Social work (ISPSW).

Abstract :

  • Background: It is a general notion that rigorous isolation and custodial measures would reform the offenders of Law. Experience, however, contradicts this expectation and often imprisonment had the opposite effect. This study was conducted to test whether a known system of Yoga Prana Vidya (YPV) intervention can be applied for prisoners to increase their psychological well-being (PWB) and reduce the criminal attitude (CATS).

  • Materials & Method: Pre and Post-test without control group design was adopted for the present study. A mixed method was used to collect the data to see the effect of a 3-month YPV intervention on 30 under-trial prisoners. For Quantitative part of study Psychological well-being (PWB) and Criminal Attitude Test (CATS)were used before and after the intervention. Statistical analysis was conducted using IBM SPSS. Qualitative research interviews were conducted on 10 participants out of the 30 and the interview notes were analyzed.

  • Results: Statistical analysis of quantitative data showed that there was a significantly positive change in the PWB and CATS parameters after the intervention. The qualitative analysis yielded four themes:

    1. YPV is a positively Life-changing phenomenon, easy to practice daily,
    2. Clear Intention to sustain YPV practice after release from jail,
    3. Desirous of promoting, helping and recommending YPV to others to learn and practice, and
    4. Some challenges experienced by participants in the intervention.

  • Conclusions: YPV intervention produced positive results for prisoners who practised regularly. It is recommended that Government agencies and Social Workers may consider these findings for appropriate implementation of YPV in their Prison reform efforts for reducing crime rate and recidivism.
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