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Thesis/Dissertation Information
- Degree Disciplines:
- Education
Notes
- Abstract:
- Purpose : Families who have a depressed member tend to have poor problem solving skills, poor communication, and difficulty experiencing affective responses). Family functioning is more hindered by a depressed member than a family dealing with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, rheumatoid arthritis, or cardiac disease. Depressed mothers tend to parent poorly and have adversarial relationships. Children raised in these homes have a greater risk for developing affective disorders or other psychopathology. The risk of suicide is high in this population. Depression is a serious illness. More research is needed to identify effective treatments of depression. The study is an examination of the effects of taekwondo on depression. Method : Participants were recruited from the Central Florida area. Thirteen participants responded to 1263 posted flyers in the community. Nine participants completed the study. The author used a randomized experimental design with a pretest-posttest and control group. Taekwondo was tested as a supplemental treatment method to reduce depression in adults. Nine participants were given the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) as a pretest and posttest. Four participants completed taekwondo training while the other five waited for their training to begin. Training consisted of a one hour group session in a local taekwondo center, twice per week, for four weeks. Major Findings : The results of an independent samples t test revealed did not reveal a significant difference between the experimental and control groups at the p < .05 level, p = 0.052. The large effect size (η2 = .44) found among the differences of scores between the control and experimental groups support previous research that shows exercise as having an effect on depression. The data presented in this study contributes to the base of knowledge that exercise is effective. The results might have been more significant had a larger sample been used. Obtaining large samples among the severely depressed who are not hospitalized is a difficult undertaking. These individuals are doing all they can to function on a day to day basis under heavy duress, it would seem an insurmountable task to get a large group together on any consistent basis to commit to training for any length of time. It is the author’s suggestion that future research be geared toward motivational concepts to help depressed individuals.
- Thesis:
- Thesis (Ph.D.)--Barry University, 2005.
- Bibliography:
- Includes bibliographical references (leaves 49-56).
Record Information
- Source Institution:
- Barry University
- Holding Location:
- Barry University Archives and Special Collections
- Rights Management:
- Copyright Tori Terrizzi Kelley. Permission granted to Barry University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder.
- Resource Identifier:
- RC537.K45 2005_KelleyTori ( BU-Local )
- Classification:
- RC537.K45 2005 ( lcc )
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