Do yoga and meditation moderate the relationship between negative life events and depressive symptoms? Analysis of a national cross-sectional survey of Australian women
ObjectivesThis study aims to examine the role of yoga/meditation in the relationship between negative life events, stress and depression.MethodsThe Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health (ALSWH) surveyed 7,186 women aged 36–43 years (mean age 39.2 years; 57.2% university degree) in 2015. Me...
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| description | ObjectivesThis study aims to examine the role of yoga/meditation in the relationship between negative life events, stress and depression.MethodsThe Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health (ALSWH) surveyed 7,186 women aged 36–43 years (mean age 39.2 years; 57.2% university degree) in 2015. Mediation and moderation analyses were conducted to examine whether yoga/meditation practice moderated those relationships.ResultsYoga/meditation was practiced by 27.5% of participants, 33.2% reported negative life events in the past 12 months, and 24% had clinical depression. Perceived stress partially mediated the association between negative life events and depressive symptoms (B = 6.28; 95%CI 5.65; 6.92). Social support (B = −0.38; 95%CI −0.54; −0.23) and optimism (B = −0.25;95%CI −0.31; −0.18) moderated the association between stress and depressive symptoms. Yoga/meditation practice moderated the direct association between negative life events and depressive symptoms (B = −0.92; 95%CI −1.67; −0.18).ConclusionYoga/meditation use was a significant moderator of the relationship between negative life events and depression. Yoga/mediation use did not act via reducing perceived stress, but instead was found to dampen the influence of negative life events on depression directly. More research on how yoga has an impact on depression is warranted. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7625e007338d47ac83650377bac260ff2023-09-05T11:23:34ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782023-09-011410.3389/fpsyg.2023.12189761218976Do yoga and meditation moderate the relationship between negative life events and depressive symptoms? Analysis of a national cross-sectional survey of Australian womenRomy Lauche0Dennis Anheyer1Dennis Anheyer2Dennis Anheyer3Dennis Anheyer4Lisa A. Uebelacker5Lisa A. Uebelacker6David Sibbritt7Jon Adams8Holger Cramer9Holger Cramer10Holger Cramer11National Centre for Naturopathic Medicine, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW, AustraliaNational Centre for Naturopathic Medicine, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW, AustraliaInstitute for General Practice and Interprofessional Care, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, GermanyRobert Bosch Center for Integrative Medicine and Health, Bosch Health Campus, Stuttgart, GermanyDepartment for Psychology and Psychotherapy, Witten/Herdecke University, Witten, GermanyDepartment of Psychiatry and Human Behaviour, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, United StatesButler Hospital, Providence, RI, United StatesSchool of Public Health, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, AustraliaSchool of Public Health, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, AustraliaNational Centre for Naturopathic Medicine, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW, AustraliaInstitute for General Practice and Interprofessional Care, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, GermanyRobert Bosch Center for Integrative Medicine and Health, Bosch Health Campus, Stuttgart, GermanyObjectivesThis study aims to examine the role of yoga/meditation in the relationship between negative life events, stress and depression.MethodsThe Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health (ALSWH) surveyed 7,186 women aged 36–43 years (mean age 39.2 years; 57.2% university degree) in 2015. Mediation and moderation analyses were conducted to examine whether yoga/meditation practice moderated those relationships.ResultsYoga/meditation was practiced by 27.5% of participants, 33.2% reported negative life events in the past 12 months, and 24% had clinical depression. Perceived stress partially mediated the association between negative life events and depressive symptoms (B = 6.28; 95%CI 5.65; 6.92). Social support (B = −0.38; 95%CI −0.54; −0.23) and optimism (B = −0.25;95%CI −0.31; −0.18) moderated the association between stress and depressive symptoms. Yoga/meditation practice moderated the direct association between negative life events and depressive symptoms (B = −0.92; 95%CI −1.67; −0.18).ConclusionYoga/meditation use was a significant moderator of the relationship between negative life events and depression. Yoga/mediation use did not act via reducing perceived stress, but instead was found to dampen the influence of negative life events on depression directly. More research on how yoga has an impact on depression is warranted.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1218976/fulldepressionstressnegative life eventscopingyogameditation |
| spellingShingle | Romy Lauche Dennis Anheyer Dennis Anheyer Dennis Anheyer Dennis Anheyer Lisa A. Uebelacker Lisa A. Uebelacker David Sibbritt Jon Adams Holger Cramer Holger Cramer Holger Cramer Do yoga and meditation moderate the relationship between negative life events and depressive symptoms? Analysis of a national cross-sectional survey of Australian women Frontiers in Psychology depression stress negative life events coping yoga meditation |
| title | Do yoga and meditation moderate the relationship between negative life events and depressive symptoms? Analysis of a national cross-sectional survey of Australian women |
| title_full | Do yoga and meditation moderate the relationship between negative life events and depressive symptoms? Analysis of a national cross-sectional survey of Australian women |
| title_fullStr | Do yoga and meditation moderate the relationship between negative life events and depressive symptoms? Analysis of a national cross-sectional survey of Australian women |
| title_full_unstemmed | Do yoga and meditation moderate the relationship between negative life events and depressive symptoms? Analysis of a national cross-sectional survey of Australian women |
| title_short | Do yoga and meditation moderate the relationship between negative life events and depressive symptoms? Analysis of a national cross-sectional survey of Australian women |
| title_sort | do yoga and meditation moderate the relationship between negative life events and depressive symptoms analysis of a national cross sectional survey of australian women |
| topic | depression stress negative life events coping yoga meditation |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1218976/full |
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