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Download or read book The Impact of Martial Arts on Depression, Anxiety, Stress, Anger, Well-being, Self-transcendence, and Self-enhancement written by Joseph Kaufmann and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Studies on exercise and athletics show that physical activity can be therapeutic and help someone who experiences psychological distress. With these positive results, the literature has not distinguished which form of exercise provides the most beneficial effects. In the current literature, there is a plethora of research on the various forms of exercise. Despite this research, the amount of evidence-based research on how martial arts impacts mental health is scarce. In this study, a nonexperimental quantitative design was used to investigate the relationships between the effects of martial arts on depression, anxiety, stress, anger, well-being, self-transcendence, and self-enhancement. By comparing martial artists to non-martial-artists, this study provided the opportunity to examine if participating in this activity is beneficial to one's mental health. This study consisted of 256 participants between the ages of 18 and 65, divided evenly in each group (n = 128). To gauge these variables, participants completed an online questionnaire which consisted of a demographic questionnaire, the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-42), the World Health Organization-5 Well-Being Index (WHO-5), the Short Schwartz's Value Survey (SSVS), the Clinical Anger Scale (CAS), and the Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale-Short Form C. The data showed that, on average, martial artists have lower levels of depression, anxiety, stress, and anger; however, only the variables of anxiety and stress were statistically significant. As for non-martial-artists, scores were higher but not statistically significant in self-transcendence and self-enhancement, while scores were higher and statistically significant in well-being. These findings further shed light on the effect martial arts has on a person's mental health. However, additional research is needed to support these findings, as barriers such as the COVID-19 pandemic likely impacted these results.