The effect of therapeutic recreation activities on students' appraisal of their emotions during academically demanding times

dc.contributor.authorNolte, P.L.
dc.contributor.authorWessels, Johanna C.
dc.contributor.authorPrinsloo, Christina (Reineth)
dc.contributor.emailreineth.prinsloo@up.ac.zaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-05-22T07:35:00Z
dc.date.available2013-05-22T07:35:00Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractAdolescent and young adult university students' decreasing physical activity levels impact considerably on their psychological stress levels. Acute and long-term bouts of exercise can reduce psychological stress (Taylor, 2000). In this study the Leisure-time Exercise Questionnaire and Positive Affect Negative Affect Scale were used to determine students' physical activity levels and emotional states before their first and second test weeks, in order to ascertain the effect of therapeutic recreational activities on their appraisals of their feelings and emotions during academically demanding times. The recreational therapy was presented between these test weeks. Results indicated that both the physical activity levels and the emotional state of the experimental group improved. Future studies could include determining which recreation activity has the greatest therapeutic effect while better controlling participants in both groups. In view of its potential value for relieving stress, therapeutic recreation could be used as a technique in relieving stress prior to tests and examinations.en_US
dc.description.librarianhb2013en_US
dc.description.librariangv2013
dc.description.urihttp://www.cut.ac.za/web/academics/acadsup/Research/publications or http://www.journals.co.za/ej/ejour_newgen.htmlen_US
dc.identifier.citationNolte, PL, Wessels, JC & Prinsloo, CE 2009, 'The effect of therapeutic recreation activities on students' appraisal of their emotions during academically demanding times', Journal of New Generation Sciences, vol. 7, no. 1, pp.160-175.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1684-4998 (print)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/21534
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherCentral University of Technology, Free State (CUT)en_US
dc.rightsCentral University of Technology, Free State (CUT)en_US
dc.subjectStudentsen_US
dc.subjectStressen_US
dc.subjectEmotionsen_US
dc.subjectTherapeutic recreation activitiesen_US
dc.subjectAcademically demanding timesen_US
dc.subjectPhysical activityen_US
dc.subject.lcshCollege studentsen
dc.subject.lcshStress managementen
dc.subject.lcshExercise -- Psychological aspectsen
dc.titleThe effect of therapeutic recreation activities on students' appraisal of their emotions during academically demanding timesen_US
dc.typePostprint Articleen_US

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