An analytical study of male and female students attitude towards yoga

Abstract

The aim of the study was intended to explore the attitude of students towards yoga. The total sample for the present study consists of 400 male and female secondary school students with due representation of gender. Whole data was collected from Higher Secondary School (HSS) of Bhopal district of Madhya Pradesh. The required data was selected with the help of random sampling technique. Yoga Attitude Scale (YAS– M) developed by K. M. Mahesh was used for data collection. The data was subjected to statistical treatment by using Mean, SD, Frequency distribute, percentage and independent ‘t’ test. The results of the study indicate that there is significant impact of gender on the attitude of students towards yoga. Male secondary school students were seen with more favourable attitude towards yoga as compared to female secondary school adolescents.