Charles Sturt University, Bathurst, NSW, Australia.
Griffith University, Qld, Australia.
Br J Educ Psychol. 2021 Dec;91(4):1369-1394. doi: 10.1111/bjep.12422. Epub 2021 May 15.
Mental health problems are a growing and significant issue in the Australian education system. Research has suggested that resilience can be learned and that schools can play an important role in developing resilient skills among youth; however, rigorous evaluation of interventions promoting resilience is limited.
As martial arts training has been found to have psychological benefits such as increased confidence and self-esteem, this study investigated whether a 10-week martial arts training programme was an efficacious sports-based mental health intervention that promoted resilience in secondary school students.
Two hundred and eighty-three secondary school students (age range 12-14 years) participated in the study.
The study examined the effects of martial arts training on participants' resilience by delivering a 10-week martial arts-based intervention in secondary school settings. The intervention was evaluated using quantitative methodology and an experimental research design using a randomized controlled trial which measured participant responses at baseline, post-intervention, and follow-up.
The study found that the martial arts-based intervention had a significantly positive effect on developing students' resilience. This was especially apparent when the intervention and control group's mean resilience outcomes were compared. Resilience outcomes appeared to be stronger immediately following the intervention compared with 12-week follow-up.
Given the prevalence of mental illness among Australian youth, the current study provides robust evidence that students' resilience can be improved using martial arts-based interventions delivered in school settings.
Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Register ACTRN12618001405202. Registered 21 August 2018.
心理健康问题是澳大利亚教育系统中日益严重且重大的问题。研究表明，韧性是可以习得的，学校可以在培养年轻人的韧性技能方面发挥重要作用；然而，促进韧性的干预措施的严格评估是有限的。
由于武术训练已被发现具有心理益处，例如增强信心和自尊心，因此本研究调查了为期 10 周的武术训练计划是否是一种有效的基于运动的心理健康干预措施，可以提高中学生的韧性。
283 名中学生（年龄在 12-14 岁之间）参加了这项研究。
该研究通过在中学环境中提供为期 10 周的武术基础干预来检查武术训练对参与者韧性的影响。该干预措施采用定量方法和实验研究设计进行评估，使用随机对照试验在基线、干预后和随访时测量参与者的反应。
研究发现，武术基础干预对培养学生的韧性有显著的积极影响。当比较干预组和对照组的平均韧性结果时，这一点尤其明显。干预后，学生的韧性明显增强，而在 12 周的随访中，学生的韧性似乎更强。
鉴于澳大利亚青年中精神疾病的流行，本研究提供了有力的证据，表明可以通过在学校环境中提供基于武术的干预措施来提高学生的韧性。
澳大利亚新西兰临床试验注册 ACTRN12618001405202。于 2018 年 8 月 21 日注册。
