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ArticleFrontiers in psychology2025

Muay Thai exercises improve quality of life, love of life and self-control.

Oktay Şahin, Coşkun Yılmaz, Süreyya Yonca Sezer, Fatma Neşe Şahin, Levent Ceylan, Baha Engin Çelikel, Çetin Tan, Mine Akkuş Uçar, Nagihan Kirikoğlu

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Article in Frontiers in psychology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Oktay ŞahinFaculty of Sport Sciences, Gümüşhane University, Gümüşhane, Türkiye.
Coşkun YılmazFaculty of Sport Sciences, Gümüşhane University, Gümüşhane, Türkiye.
Süreyya Yonca SezerFaculty of Sport Sciences, Munzur University, Tunceli, Türkiye.
Fatma Neşe ŞahinFaculty of Sport Sciences, Ankara University, Ankara, Türkiye.
Levent CeylanFaculty of Sport Sciences, Hitit University, Çorum, Türkiye.
Baha Engin ÇelikelFaculty of Sport Sciences, Firat University, Elazığ, Türkiye.
Çetin TanFaculty of Sport Sciences, Firat University, Elazığ, Türkiye.
Mine Akkuş UçarFaculty of Sport Sciences, Mardin Artuklu University, Mardin, Türkiye.
Nagihan KirikoğluFaculty of Sport Sciences, Gazi University, Ankara, Türkiye.

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Background: The existing research on Muay Thai sports has focused predominantly on the physiological effects of training, with limited attention devoted to the study of quality of life, love of life and self-control. The present study examined the effects of Muay Thai exercises on quality of life, love of life and self-control scores in healthy male subjects. Methods: The present study comprised 50 healthy sedentary male subjects. The subjects were randomly divided into two groups: one group engaged in Muay Thai training (MTT), while the other group served as a control group (CON). The sample sizes for the MTT and CON groups were both 25. The MTT group participated in basic Muay Thai training, while the CON group continued their normal life regime. The SF-12 quality of life scale, love of life scale and multidimensional self-control scale were administered before and after the six-week training period. Results: The study concluded that the six-week Muay Thai training program had a significant effect on quality of life levels, with 13.23% ( Conclusion: Muay Thai exercises had a positive effect on quality of life, love of life and self-control levels in healthy male subjects. By providing valuable insights into how Muay Thai exercise affects quality of life, love of life, and self-control, this research can guide future intervention and program design in the context of sport psychology.

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combat sportslove of lifemental healthMuay Thaiquality of lifeself-controlsport psychology

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