Trial reportInternational journal of environmental research and public health2018
Taekwondo Training Improves Mood and Sociability in Children from Multicultural Families in South Korea: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study.
Trial report in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- The impact of sports participation on psychological health and social outcomes in children and adolescents: a systematic review and update to the "Mental Health through Sport" conceptual model.Systematic reviews · 2026Pooled it
- Optimal physical activity type and dosage for improving inhibitory control in children and adolescents: a dose-response network meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of olympic combat sports on physical fitness in non-athlete students: a systematic review with meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Pooled it
- Aerobic exercise strategies for anxiety and depression among children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- A meta-analysis of the dose-response relationship between aerobic exercise and executive function in children.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- The effects of physical activity on social-emotional competence in primary school students: a meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Pooled it
- The Effects of Physical Activity on Positive Emotions in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Effects of 16 Weeks of Taekwondo Training on the Cerebral Blood Flow Velocity, Circulating Neurotransmitters, and Subjective Well-Being of Obese Postmenopausal Women.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Trial
- Effects of Regular Taekwondo Intervention on Oxidative Stress Biomarkers and Myokines in Overweight and Obese Adolescents.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Trial
- Taekwondo Enhances Cognitive Function as a Result of Increased Neurotrophic Growth Factors in Elderly Women.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Trial
- Quality of life and physical activity levels in kickboxing practitioners: a comparative study.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- The Effect of Taekwondo on Depression: A Meta-Analysis.Iranian journal of public health · 2025Review
- Taekwondo exercises for women improve quality of life, physical self-defence skills, and psychological resilience.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Exercise prescriptions for young people's emotional wellbeing: a systematic review of physical activity intensity, duration, and modality.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Review
- The effects of taekwondo on depression symptoms and cognitive function: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Review
- Mood states of active and insufficiently active adolescents related to sleep quality, gender, academic performance and guidelines for the post-COVID-19 scenario.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Effects of Olympic Combat Sports on Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Non-Athlete Population: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Effects of Taekwondo Training on Growth Factors in Normal Korean Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- The Influence of Gender and the Specificity of Sports Activities on the Performance of Body Balance for Students of the Faculty of Physical Education and Sports.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Physical Activity Related to Body Muscle Mass Index and Stiffness Index in 7-to-10-Year-Old Girls.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
purposeChildren from multicultural families face physical, social, mental, and intellectual hurdles; however, relative interventions are lacking in South Korea (hereafter Korea) in this regard. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of regular Taekwondo (TKD) training on physical fitness, mood, sociability, and cognitive functions in these children.
methodsThis study included 30 children from multicultural families in Korea who were randomly assigned to a TKD group (
resultsResults of the Stork test of balance were significantly higher in the TKD group after intervention (
conclusionsOur findings suggest that participation in regular TKD training can be effective for balanced improvements in variables of basic fitness and that it exerts a positive effect on the mood and development of sociability.
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