SOREN Student Sports & Health Open Researches e-Journal: New-Approaches

Background and aim: The outbreak of COVID-19 has created a wave of anxiety and disappointment along with social changes, and physical activities have constructive social dimensions. The aim of this study was to determine the difference between active and inactive individuals to adapt to the new social norms at the period of the coronavirus outbreak.

Methods: Among men over the age of 25, employees in Isfahan's governmental organizations, a statistical sample of 387 people was identified according to Morgan's table, and an electronic demographic questionnaire, Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-13) and a 25-item social adjustment questionnaire (self-made questionnaire) were used and the employees in various organizations were asked to answer them.

Results: Data analysis using ANOVA showed that active individuals had higher social adjustment than inactive individuals at the time of the Corona outbreak (F = 9.18). Social adjustment was also statistically significant related to disappointment (r = -0.114).

Conclusion: Overall, social adjustment is associated with less disappointment and physical activity lead to higher levels of social adjustment.

Background and aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the level of competitive anxiety of female athletes before and during the competition. Anxiety has several physiological and cognitive symptoms. It ultimately leads to low self-esteem and frustration.

Methods: The present study is a field-questionnaire and in order to achieve the above goal, 64 female athletes in the age group of 13-7 years were examined. In this study, the Competitive Anxiety Questionnaire (SCAT) was used.

Results: There was a significant difference between basketball and ping pong groups (p = 0.012). Comparing the average of these two groups, we find that the level of competitive anxiety in the ping pong group is higher than the basketball group. There is no significant difference between the basketball and control groups, meaning that both groups are anxious.

Conclusion: It can be concluded from the results that competitive anxiety in individual sports is more than team sports.

Background and aim: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common disabling disease in young adults, which occurs due to inflammatory demyelinating process in the central nervous system that are manifests with different clinical signs. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of training resistance exercises (TRX) on the power and flexibility in women with multiple sclerosis.

Methods: This study is a quasi-experimental study. The statistical community consisted of 20 women with MS with the mean age of 31.5±4.2 at low and intermediate levels of disease, EDSS≤4. The patients were randomly assigned into two groups (training resistance exercises and control, 10 patients each). The training period was 12 weeks, 3 sessions per week, and each session 45 minutes. Chest press, leg extension test and sit and reach test was used to measure the power and flexibility respectively of the two groups before and after training. Data were analyzed by covariance test by SPSS-22 software.

Results: The covariance test results show that was a significant difference between the scores upper body (p<0/002) and lover body (p<0/001) and flexibility (p<0/001) in patients with MS, before and after the resistance training period.

Conclusion: According to the results of this study, training resistance exercises (TRX) can improve power and flexibility in individuals with MS. Therefore, these exercises could be used as a complementary therapy along with medicinal treatment for MS patients.

Background and aim: Individuals with regular physical activity are the most energetic and healthy people in any society that can increase their progress, success and stability in society. The aim of this study was to Evaluation of the effectiveness of physical activity on the dimensions of achievement motivation of male and female students.

Methods: The statistical population of this study was all students of Jahrom University.
Seventy-six sport science students (29 girls, 47 boys) were randomly selected as active group and 76 other students (47 boys, 29 girls) were selected as inactive group. In order to measure the Progressive Motivation, Hermann's Progressive Motivation Questionnaire (1970) was used. Kolmogorov-Smirnov test and independent t-test were used to analyze the data.

Results: The results showed that there was a significant difference between active and inactive female students in persistence scales (p = 0.013) and barley competition (p = 0.003). It was also found that there was a significant difference between the active and passive male students in the barley competition scale (p = 0.038). There is a significant difference between active and inactive students in self-esteem scores (p = 0.05), perseverance (p = 0.017) and competition (p = 0.002). 

Conclusion: Students with physical activity are more likely to be motivated than non-active students, and in addition to physical health, they can improve their motivation skills to make progress in life and education.

Background and aim: Human resources in the organization are exposed to a lot of stress. This stress can affect various aspects of life. The aim of this study was review the effectiveness of exercise on job burnout and life expectancy in staff Pars Special Energy Zone Economy.

Methods: Population of this descriptive and analytical study included all employees of Pars Special Economic Energy Zone economy. 113 people (79 active and 34 inactive) were selected randomly. The instrument used was two questionnaires of life expectancy Schneider and Burnout Inventory Maslach (MBI). For analyze the data used SPSS / 19 and Kolmogorov-Smirnov and independent t-tests.

Results: The results showed that there was a significant difference between the life expectancy of active and inactive employees (P= 0.001) So that active employees have a greater life expectancy than their inactive counterparts. Also there were no significant differences in all three factors of burnout (emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, personal accomplishment) between active and inactive groups.

Conclusion: In summary, exercise and physical activity can help employees to improve life expectancy. Therefore, due to the effect of exercise on life expectancy, we can institutionalize and increase exercise and improve sports facilities, enhance staff will provide hope and health.

Background and aim: One of functional characteristic of children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) is poor postural control. These children are less capable of controlling their balance during dynamic circumstances due to slower response to balance disturbances compared with their normal peers. The purpose of this study was to investigate effect of perceptual-motor and vestibular training on static and dynamic balance in children with DCD.

Methods: This study was experimental with pretest-posttest, and control group, in which 45 children with DCD, divided randomly into two experiment groups and a control.  Heel to Toe Walking Test and Modified Stroke Stand Test were used to measure dynamic and static balance respectively. Vestibular and perceptual-motor training groups trained for 12 weeks, 3 sessions of 45 minutes per week. Pre-test and post-test data was analyzed using Multivariate Analysis of Covariance method.

Results: Results revealed that both intervention programs improved significantly static and dynamic balance in children with DCD compared to the control group, but there was no between groups effectiveness.

Conclusion: 12 week perceptual-motor and also vestibular training can improve dynamic and static balance in children with DCD.

Background and aim: The aim of this study was evaluating the effectiveness of positive thinking training on spiritual health and happiness.

Methods: among all students of Urmia city 30 students were selected by using available sampling and accidentally divided into either test group (n=15) and witness group (n=15). All participants were evaluated by Spiritual Well-being Scale and Oxford Happiness Inventory. Intervention including eight sessions was performed on test group and the scores of both groups were analyzed by Multivariate Covariance Analysis method.

Results: Study results show that positive thinking training has a meaningful effect on spiritual health and happiness (p<0.001).

Conclusion: Accordingly, positive thinking training program is suggested as an efficient method for decreasing happiness and spiritual health and happiness of students.

Background and aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of training with emotion focused method on emotion regulation and marital adjustment and sexual satisfaction in couples with low space child.

Methods: This study was a quasi-experimental research including a pre-test, a post-test with the control group. The statistical population included all couples with low space child of Oshnavyeh city. The study sample consisted of 16 young couples (in experimental group, n=8 and control group, n=8), that were selected using available sampling. All subjects using Spanier Marital adjustment (1976) and cognitive emotion regulation questionnaire (2001) and Larson sexual satisfaction questionnaire” were assessed and randomly divided to two groups of intervention and control. Eight sessions of intervention was launched and multivariate analysis of covariance method was used for measuring effectiveness of intervention program on young couples.

Results: The results suggested that there is significant effect on intervention group in marital adjustment and emotion regulation and sexual satisfaction.

Conclusion: As a conclusion the article says that the emotion focused method can be used as an efficient way to increase marital adjustment, sexual adjustment and emotion regulation in young couples.