Do yoga and meditation moderate the relationship between negative life events and depressive symptoms? Analysis of a national cross-sectional survey of Australian women.

Lauche, R; Anheyer, D; Uebelacker, LA; Sibbritt, D; Adams, J; Cramer, H

Do yoga and meditation moderate the relationship between negative life events and depressive symptoms? Analysis of a national cross-sectional survey of Australian women.

Lauche, R Anheyer, D Uebelacker, LA Sibbritt, D Adams, J

Cramer, H

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Publisher:: FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
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Citation:: Front Psychol, 2023, 14, pp. 1218976
Issue Date:: 2023

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dc.contributor.author	Lauche, R
dc.contributor.author	Anheyer, D
dc.contributor.author	Uebelacker, LA
dc.contributor.author	Sibbritt, D
dc.contributor.author	Adams, J https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9901-5717
dc.contributor.author	Cramer, H
dc.date.accessioned	2023-10-17T23:58:13Z
dc.date.available	2023-08-11
dc.date.available	2023-10-17T23:58:13Z
dc.date.issued	2023
dc.identifier.citation	Front Psychol, 2023, 14, pp. 1218976
dc.identifier.issn	1664-1078
dc.identifier.issn	1664-1078
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/172751
dc.description.abstract	OBJECTIVES: This study aims to examine the role of yoga/meditation in the relationship between negative life events, stress and depression. METHODS: The 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. RESULTS: Yoga/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). CONCLUSION: Yoga/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.
dc.format	Electronic-eCollection
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
dc.relation	http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP140100238
dc.relation	http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FT140100195
dc.relation.ispartof	Front Psychol
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1218976
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject	1701 Psychology, 1702 Cognitive Sciences
dc.subject.classification	32 Biomedical and clinical sciences
dc.subject.classification	52 Psychology
dc.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.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	14
utslib.location.activity	Switzerland
utslib.for	1701 Psychology
utslib.for	1702 Cognitive Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CHSP - Health Services and Practice
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/Public Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - ARCCIM - Australian Research Centre in Complementary & Integrative Medicine
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dc.date.updated	2023-10-17T23:58:11Z
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Abstract:

OBJECTIVES: This study aims to examine the role of yoga/meditation in the relationship between negative life events, stress and depression. METHODS: The 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. RESULTS: Yoga/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). CONCLUSION: Yoga/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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