title: Effect of yoga practices in reducing counterproductive work behavior and its predictors.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Aggression and negative affectivity (NA) are known for moderating relationship between job stressors and counterproductive work behavior. Yoga has been demonstrated earlier to reduce the parameters of aggression and negative emotions.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The present study examined the effectiveness of yoga practices in reducing counterproductive work behavior and its predictors such as aggression and NA.
  
  
  METHODS
  A pretest-posttest randomized controlled design.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study sample included yoga group (n = 80) and control group (n = 80). Yoga module that included asanas, pranayama, meditation, and yogic theory were taught to the yoga group. Mild to moderate physical exercises and management theories were taught to the control group. Both groups received intervention for 10 weeks, covering 1 h daily, 5 days a week. Measurements of self-reported counterproductive work behaviors, aggression, and NA were taken as baseline and postintervention for assessment.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Yoga group reported significant reductions in aggression, NA, and counterproductive work behavior in comparison with the control group after 10 weeks.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study contributes by introducing a cost-effective way to prevent the heavy losses organizations are incurring due to counterproductive work behavior and its predictors. The findings support that yoga at workplace may result in positive psychological empowerment of the employees as well.
authors.affiliation: Department of Yoga and Management Studies, Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana University, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Umesh
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Dwivedi
authors.affiliation: Department of Yoga and Management Studies, Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana University, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Sony
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumari
authors.affiliation: Department of Yoga and Management Studies, Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana University, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: H R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Nagendra
keywords: Aggression; counterproductive work behavior; negative affectivity; yoga