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Examination of Volleyball Game Versus Aerobic Exercises in the Mitigating of the Stress


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1 Philosophy and Psychology Department, Yerevan State University, Armenia
2 Head of General Psychology Chair, Yerevan State University, Armenia
3 Physical education Department, Allameh Tabatabaei University, Republic Islamic of Iran, Iran, Islamic Republic of
4 Educational Psychology Department, Allameh Tabatabaei University, Republic Islamic of Iran, Iran, Islamic Republic of
5 Psychology Department, Shahid Beheshti University, Republic Islamic of Iran, Iran, Islamic Republic of
 

This study investigated the influence of eight-week volleyball game versus aerobic exercise interventions in mitigating of stress in the young people. The first 51 persons from 100 participates who had more stress score than others were determined. Participates (M age = 20.43, N = 51) were randomly assigned to one of three groups: volleyball program, aerobic and control group. Classes met 1 hour, 3 days per week, for 8 weeks. LC Stress inventory was used to the individuals. Pre and post-test were used to the experimental and control groups. Results were analysis with ANOVA and it revealed decreases in stress scores over the intervention. Both groups benefited from the physical exercise intervention and there was no difference between two experimental groups. These findings indicate that both type of the exercise can mitigate stress and that these result are not depend on the one of the two exercises.

Keywords

Stress, Volleyball game, Aerobic exercise, Young people
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Authors

Rasoul Karbalaee Shirifard
Philosophy and Psychology Department, Yerevan State University, Armenia
Hrant Avanesyan
Head of General Psychology Chair, Yerevan State University, Armenia
Habib Honari
Physical education Department, Allameh Tabatabaei University, Republic Islamic of Iran, Iran, Islamic Republic of
Soghra Ebrahimi
Educational Psychology Department, Allameh Tabatabaei University, Republic Islamic of Iran, Iran, Islamic Republic of
Ghavam Abadi
Psychology Department, Shahid Beheshti University, Republic Islamic of Iran, Iran, Islamic Republic of
Ashraf Asadat Mirkazemi
Psychology Department, Shahid Beheshti University, Republic Islamic of Iran, Iran, Islamic Republic of

Abstract


This study investigated the influence of eight-week volleyball game versus aerobic exercise interventions in mitigating of stress in the young people. The first 51 persons from 100 participates who had more stress score than others were determined. Participates (M age = 20.43, N = 51) were randomly assigned to one of three groups: volleyball program, aerobic and control group. Classes met 1 hour, 3 days per week, for 8 weeks. LC Stress inventory was used to the individuals. Pre and post-test were used to the experimental and control groups. Results were analysis with ANOVA and it revealed decreases in stress scores over the intervention. Both groups benefited from the physical exercise intervention and there was no difference between two experimental groups. These findings indicate that both type of the exercise can mitigate stress and that these result are not depend on the one of the two exercises.

Keywords


Stress, Volleyball game, Aerobic exercise, Young people

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