Martial arts, combat sports, and mental health in adults: A systematic literature review
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Paper/Presentation Title | Martial arts, combat sports, and mental health in adults: A systematic literature review |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Ciaccioni, Simone, Castro, Oscar, Bahrami, Fatimah, Tomporowski, Phillip D., Capranica, Laura, Biddle, Stuart J.H., Vergeer, Ineke and Pesce, Caterina |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology |
Journal Citation | 45 (S1), pp. S69-S69 |
Number of Pages | 1 |
Year | 2023 |
Publisher | Human Kinetics Publishers |
Place of Publication | United States |
ISSN | 0895-2779 |
1543-2904 | |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | https://journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/jsep/45/S1/article-pS1.xml |
Web Address (URL) of Conference Proceedings | https://journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/jsep/45/S1/jsep.45.issue-S1.xml |
Conference/Event | North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity (NASPSPA) 2023 Conference |
Event Details | North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity (NASPSPA) 2023 Conference Event Date 31 May 2023 to end of 03 Jun 2023 Event Location Toronto, Canada |
Abstract | Often described in controversial terms, martial arts (MA) and combat sports (CS) are physical activities that may improve physical, psychological, and social health outcomes. A systematic literature review was conducted to assess the relationship between MA/CS training and mental health of adult practitioners (≥ 18 years), searching on CochraneLibrary, EBSCOhost, Web of Science, and Scopus databases. Inclusion criteria encompassed research published up to September 2022 that considered the measures of self-related constructs, emotion and well-being, cognition, and brain structure/function in adult MA/CS practitioners. Through an adapted version of the Cochrane Collaboration’s tool, the retrieved seventy cross-sectional and two longitudinal studies were assessed for risk of bias. While links between MA/CS practice and self-related constructs were found negligible, associations with externalizing and internalizing emotion regulation resulted limited. In MA/CS participants, few significant links were revealed for anxiety and disordered eating, whereas some relationships were noted for emotional resources and skills, with some significant trends for high coping task. Inconsistent associations with emotional intelligence emerged. Consistent evidence was revealed for the relationship between MA/CS practice and cognitive outcomes with respect to perceptual and inhibition benefits, but inconsistencies for attention and memory. Conversely, inconclusive evidence for changes of brain structure integrity appeared mostly from studies on boxing. Regarding potential moderators, sex, activity exposure, expertise, type of MA/CS, length of training, and level of competitive engagement showed mixed results. Applying rigorous methodologies and novel techniques (e.g., functional imaging), future studies could shed light onto mechanisms of association between MA/CS exposure and outcomes. As a growing research area, MA/CS studies need extensive improvement both in theoretical and practical prospects. |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 420699. Public health not elsewhere classified |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | University of Rome "Foro Italico", Italy |
Singapore-ETH Centre, Singapore | |
University of British Columbia, Canada | |
University of Georgia, United States | |
University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/z2958/martial-arts-combat-sports-and-mental-health-in-adults-a-systematic-literature-review
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