Research Article

Yoga and Emotion Regulation in High School Students: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 1

Participants’ demographic information.

Yoga ()PE ()Total sample
mean or %
Statistics for group comparisons

Age15 years = 4
16 years = 12
17 years = 1
Missing = 2
15 years = 4
16 years = 7
17 years = 1
Missing = 6
M = 16 years = .47
= .79

Sex Male = 11
Female = 8
Male = 12
Female = 6
Male = 62.2%
Female = 37.8%
= .30
= .58

Ethnicity/raceBlack = 17
Hispanic = 1
Other = 1
Missing = 0
Black = 15
Hispanic = 2
Other = 0
Missing = 1
Black = 86.5%
Hispanic = 8.1%
Other = 2.7%
Missing = 2.7%
= 1.35
= .51

Primary figure Mother only = 1
Father only = 0
Mother and father = 15
Two fathers = 0
Missing = 3
Mother only = 4
Father only = 1
Mother and father = 7
Two fathers = 1
Missing = 5
Mother = 13.5%
Father = 2.7%
Mother and father = 59.5%
Two fathers = 2.7%
Missing = 21.6%
= 6.47
= .09

IncomeBelow $10,000 = 2
$10–25,000 = 4
$25–50,000 = 3
$50–75,000 = 2
$75–100,000 = 3
$100–125,000 = 1
$125–150,000 = 0
Missing = 4
Below $10,000 = 2
$10–25,000 = 1
$25–50,000 = 1
$50–75,000 = 3
$75–100,000 = 1
$100–125,000 = 0
$125–150,000 = 1
Missing = 9
Below $10,000 = 10.8%
$10–50,000 = 24.3%
$50–100,000 = 24.3%
Over $100,000 = 5.4%
Missing = 35.1%
= 4.80
= .57

Taking medsYes = 3
No = 15
Missing = 1
Yes = 0
No = 13
Missing = 5
Yes = 8.1%
No = 75.7%
Missing = 16.2%
= 2.40
= .12

Attendance Sessions attended
M = 24.11
Sessions attended
M = 22.61
Sessions attended
M = 23.36

p = .69

Engagement 1
(week 8 of intervention)
Minimal = 0
Moderate = 0
Maximum = 13
Missing = 6
Minimal = 5
Moderate = 5
Maximum = 8
Missing = 0
= 10.66
= .01

Note. < .05 (2-tailed).