Digitized Theses and Dissertations (1969-2017)
Date of Award
6-1991
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Psychology
Committee Chair
M. Cay Welsh, Ph.D.
Advisor(s)
Elise Labbe, Ph.D., William Vitulli, Ph.D., Pandurang Kulkarni, Ph.D.
Abstract
A number of studies indicate that exercise promotes positive psychological growth in populations of normal adults and adolescents, and that exercise enhances therapeutic gains in various populations of clinically diagnosed adults. The present study examined the effects of aerobic exercise in a population of clinically diagnosed adolescents. Dependent physical measures of height, weight, body-mass index, and skinfolds, physiological measures of resting, exercise, and recovery heart rates, together with psychological measures of depression, anxiety, mood-states, self-esteem, and self-efficacy were assessed pre, mid, and post 9 week treatment and at the four-week follow-up. Behavioral measures included times performance on Cooper's One Mile run and rating scales were also assessed. Improvements on measures of recovery heart rate, depression, anxiety, hostility, confused thinking, and fatigue were shown in females in the treatment group, with increases in vigor and self-efficacy for both males and females in the treatment group.
Recommended Citation
Brown, Stella W., "Aerobic Exercise in the Psychological Treatment of Adolescents" (1991). Digitized Theses and Dissertations (1969-2017). 2.
https://jagworks.southalabama.edu/thesis_dissertation-boundprint/2