The purpose of this study is to investigate how the objectified body consciousness of adult women participating in yoga training affects positive thinking and self-expression. This emphasizes the importance of physical, psychological, and emotional health in yoga movement, establishes a correct appearance and body view, and promotes the continuous growth and activation of yoga, which is evidence material that helps modern people maintain physical, psychological, and emotional health.
The subjects of this study were adult women in their 20s or older who are practicing yoga at seven yoga centers located in Seoul, Gyeonggi, Gwangju, and Gangwon, and a convenience sample method was used. A total of 400 questionnaires were collected and 367 copies were actually analyzed.
Cronbach'a and exploratory factor analysis were conducted to verify the reliability and validity of the measurement tools. To verify the research model, frequency analysis, t-test, one-way analysis of variance, correlation analysis, and multiple regression analysis were conducted using SPSS 21.0, and the following conclusions were obtained. First, there were differences in objectified body consciousness, positive thinking, and self-expression according to sociodemographic characteristics.
The objectified body consciousness showed differences in age, number of training sessions, and training time. The higher the age, the higher the monitoring, and the higher the training frequency and training time, the higher the control belief. There was a difference in positive thinking in terms of academic background, training period, and number of training sessions. Positive thinking was higher when the education level was high and the training period and number of training were high.
Self-expression showed differences in age, educational background, training period, and number of training sessions. Self-expression was high when the age was small, the educational level was low, and the training period and number of training were low. Second, the higher the shame of the objectified body consciousness of adult women participating in yoga training, the lower the goal pursuit, and the higher the monitoring, the higher the subjective satisfaction. In addition, the higher the control belief, the higher the goal pursuit and subjective satisfaction, which are sub-factors of positive thinking. Third, it was found that the higher the control belief, a sub-factor of objectified body consciousness, the more it affected self-expression in adult women participating in yoga training.
Fourth, it was found that subjective satisfaction, a sub-factor of positive thinking in adult women participating in yoga training, affects self-expression. Based on this, yoga program and meditation through emotional and psychological approaches through the physical part of the yoga program that young adult women can easily access along with yoga that can approach the psychological part from the physical purpose to modern people. It is necessary to actively activate yoga so that more participants can participate in the diversity of programs and continuous yoga training.