THE EFFECTS OF 12-WEEK AEROBIC EXERCISES ON RATE OF MENTAL HEALTH IN MALE STUDENTS OF AHVAZ PAYAM NOOR UNIVERSITY
Journal Title: Human Movement - Year 2010, Vol 11, Issue 2
Abstract
[b]Purpose. [/b]The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of 12-week aerobic exercises on self-esteem, social desirability and rate of mental health in male students of Payam Noor University (PNU). [b]Basic procedures. [/b]For this reason we used male college students ([i]n[/i] = 80, age = 22 ± 2. 1) who did not do any sport. They were randomly assigned to experimental ([i]n[/i] = 40) and control ([i]n[/i] = 40) groups, after having been selected via stratified random sampling among students of Ahvaz Payam Noor University. Also, to collect data there were implemented the [i]Cooper test[/i] and the general health questionnaire of Goldberg (GHQ) and social desirability questionnaire of [i]Crowne-Marlowe[/i]. [b]Main findings.[/b] Statistical analysis showed that training like aerobic exercises is related to a significant improvement in mental health, self-esteem and social desirability because of favorable changes in some of physiological and psychological parameters. [b]Conclusions.[/b] This study was of a semi-experimental type (pre-test, post-test). Data analyzed by Multivariate Analysis Of Variance (MANOVA) at [i]p[/i] value ( [i]p[/i] = 0.05) revealed that there were significant differences between experimental group and control group, in mental health, self-esteem and social desirability.
Authors and Affiliations
Mohammad Hassan Ferdowsi, Fateme Marashian, Seyed Hussein Marashian
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