EFFECT OF YOGIC PRACTICES ON STUDY SKILLS AND ASSERTIVENESS AMONG ADOLESCENT GIRLS

The purpose of the study was to find out the effect of Yogic Practices on Study Skills and Assertiveness among Adolescent Girls. It was hypothesized that there would be a significantly improved on Study Skills and Assertiveness among Adolescent Girls due to Yogic Practices group than the control group.To achieve the purpose of the study investigator selected 30 Adolescent Girls were randomly selected from Chennai district. Their age ranges from 12 to 17 years. The subjects were divided into two equal groups namely, experimental group and control group. After analyzing the various factors associated with the presented study. Selected psychological variables - Study Skills was measured using measured using Study Skills questionnaire developed by M. Kanchana and Assertivenesswas measured through measured using Assertiveness questionnaire developed by Rathus. The selected subjects underwent eight weeks Yogic Practices from Monday to Friday every week. The collected data were Analysed statistically by analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) test and 0.05 was fixed as the level of significance. It was concluded that significant Improved in the Study Skills and Assertiveness due to effect of eight weeks training of Yogic Practices when compared to control group among Adolescent Girls.