The Effect of Diaphragm Awareness Exercise on Flow Experience and 1-min Paced Deep Breathing Assessment

Year 2023, , 297 - 304, 25.10.2023

Esin Kaplan

https://doi.org/10.33438/ijdshs.1357553

Abstract

This study aimed to examine the effect of diaphragm awareness exercise on flow experience and 1-minute paced deep breathing assessment. A total of 17 university students, seven males and ten females, aged 20.641.5 years, participated in the study voluntarily. The convenience sampling method was used in the study. The study is a single group, Pre-Post test design. Personal information form, 1-min Paced Deep Breathing measurement, and " Flow State Questionnaire " to determine flow experiences were used as data collection tools in the pre-test. Diaphragm awareness exercise were performed ones a week for eight weeks. In the post-test, the procedure applied in the pre-test was applied. According to the findings, significant differences were observed in SDNN (p= .035), Balance (p= .013), Concentration (p= .023), and flow (p= .009) of the study group after the diaphragm awareness exercise (p<0.05). However, no significant difference was observed in MHRR, RMSSD, and Coherence parameters (p>0.05). In conclusion, Diaphragm awareness exercises increases heart rate variability. It also positively affects the flow experience by increasing balance and concentration on work.

Keywords

Diaphragm awareness, Heart rate variability, Flow

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