Process / pipelineMind-body self-efficacy and practice sustainability

Yoga Self-Efficacy Scale

The YSES measures an individual's confidence and perceived ability to successfully perform yoga practice, overcome barriers, and sustain a regular yoga routine. Grounded in Bandura's self-efficacy theory, it predicts adherence to yoga programs and likelihood of realizing health benefits in clinical and community populations.

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Sources

  1. Cramer, H., Hall, H., & Leach, M. J. (2016). Systematic review and meta-analysis of yoga for low back pain: A 2016 update. Spine Journal, 16(12), 1547–1557. DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2016.10.001
  2. Goleman, D., & Davidson, R. J. (2017). Altered traits: Science reveals how meditation changes your mind and brain. New York: Bantam. link
  3. Bandura, A. (1997). Self-efficacy: The exercise of control. New York: W.H. Freeman. link

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ScholarGateYoga Self-Efficacy Scale (Yoga Self-Efficacy Scale). Retrieved 2026-06-04 from https://scholargate.app/en/integrative-medicine/yoga-self-efficacy-scale