Effect of Yoga and Exercise on Job Burnout and Job Satisfaction on Doctors

The study was intended to examine the effects of yogic and physical exercise on job satisfaction and job burnout. 145 subjects in four groups, viz., light exercise group, heavy exercise group, yoga performers group and control group were administered measures of job satisfaction and job burnout. All the subjects are male in the age range of 22 to 58 years. Data were analyzed by simple ANOVA suitable for multigroup design. Results revealed that the control group had significantly higher job burnout and poor job satisfaction than the exercise and yoga performing group.