Wellbeing warriors: Examining the effects of martial art training on mental health outcomes for secondary school students

Not Applicable

Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: Resilience; Self-efficacy; Emotional problems; Behaviour/conduct problems; Attention problems; Peer/social problems; Mental Health - Studies of normal psychology, cognitive function and behaviour; Mental Health - Anxiety; Mental Health - Depression; Public Health - Health promotion/education

• Registration Number: ACTRN12618001405202
• Lead Sponsor: Macquarie University

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-08-21
• Last Update Posted: 26 August 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 293

Inclusion Criteria

Secondary school students
Grades 7 & 8

Exclusion Criteria

Concurrent martial arts training participation

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Mean total difficulties score <br>Instrument: Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ, Goodman, 2005)<br>[1 week pre-intervention, 1 week post-intervention, 12 week post-intervention (follow-up)<br>Primary timepoint: n/a];Mean total resilience score <br>Instrument: Child and Youth Resilience Measure (CYRM, Ungar & Liebenberg, 2011)<br>[1 week pre-intervention, 1 week post-intervention, 12 week post-intervention (follow-up)<br>Primary timepoint: n/a];Mean total self-efficacy score <br>Instrument: Self-Efficacy Questionnaire for Children (SEQ-C, Muris, 2001)<br>[1 week pre-intervention, 1 week post-intervention, 12 week post-intervention (follow-up)<br>Primary timepoint: n/a]