Psychological effects of jogging: a preliminary study.
Three chronic psychiatric patients in a halfway house were enrolled in a program of regular supervised jogging. In comparison with three other chronic patients from the same setting who received the same amount of attention but no jogging, the jogging group showed significantly less posttest trait anxiety. No significant posttest differences in body image were found between groups. The role of multi-process relaxation is discussed.
D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology*; D001828:Body Image; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007590:Jogging; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010555:Personality Inventory; D013177:Sports