Effects of regular Taekwondo exercise on mood changes in children from multicultural families in South Korea: a pilot study

  • Yang J
  • Ko J
  • Roh H
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[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of regular Taekwondo training on mood state in children from multicultural families. [Subjects and Methods] Twenty-four children participated in the study. Eight children from non-multicultural families were assigned to the non-multicultural family children group. The remaining 16 children from multicultural families were randomly assigned to the multicultural family children (control, n=8) or multicultural family children trained in Taekwondo (Taekwondo training, n=8) group. Mood state was measured using the Profile of Mood States (Tension-Anxiety, Depression-Dejection, Anger-Hostility, Vigor-Activity, Fatigue-Inertia, and Confusion-Bewilderment). [Results] Vigor-Activity scores increased significantly, whereas Tension-Anxiety and Anger-Hostility scores decreased significantly after intervention when compared with the pre-intervention scores in the multicultural family children trained in Taekwondo group. [Conclusion] It is suggested that regular Taekwondo training may be effective in improving the mood states of children from multicultural families living in Korea.

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Yang, J. S., Ko, J. M., & Roh, H. T. (2018). Effects of regular Taekwondo exercise on mood changes in children from multicultural families in South Korea: a pilot study. Journal of Physical Therapy Science, 30(4), 496–499. https://doi.org/10.1589/jpts.30.496

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