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Effects of physical activity intervention combining a new sport and mindfulness yoga on psychological characteristics in adolescents 자세히보기
  • 자료유형학술지논문
  • 저자명Yook, Young-Sook,Kang, Soo-Jin,Park, InKyoung
  • 학회/출판사/기관명Taylor & Francis
  • 출판년도2017
  • 언어영어
  • 학술지명/학위논문주기INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPORT AND EXERCISE PSYCHOLOGY
  • 발행사항Vol.15No.2[2017]_x000D_
  • ISBN/ISSN1612-197X
  • 소개/요약This study investigated the effects of physical activity intervention combining a new sport and mindfulness yoga on psychological characteristics in adolescents. The study employed a pre- and post-test with the two-group longitudinal design. A total of 46 primary school students voluntarily participated in the 8-week intervention (male: 25, female: 21; Mage = 10.98, SD = 0.39). Self-esteem, resilience, and happiness were measured at the pre- and post-intervention. The intervention included new sport and mindful yoga associated with psychological attributes. Specifically, new sports consisted of various sport activities including kinball and the mindful yoga programme included proper breathing and Hatha yoga 1 and 2. Results indicated that in the experimental group, the study participants’ self-esteem (F = 3.47, p = .049), resilience (F = 9.72, p = .003), and happiness (F = 31.61, p = .001) were significantly changed over the 8-week intervention. This study suggests that both physical activity and mindfulness yoga influence psych