THE EFFECT OF SPORTS AND FUN GAMES ON STUDENT^S STRESS RESPONSE Nia Sri Ramania, Tommy Apriantono, Doddy Abdul Karim, Riza Safitri, Bagus Winata
Institut Teknologi Bandung, Department of Sport Sciences
Abstract
Purpose: Previous studies revealed, students often feel hopeless, depressed, and even suicidal. The purpose of this study was to measure the effect of sports and fun games on student^s psychology. Methods: A total of 20 students (10 males and 10 females) aged 19-20 years volunteered in this study. They were randomly divided into control (CG) and exercise group (ER) with 10 participants in each group. The ER subjects performed 20-min exercises aerobic dance and 10-mini fun games three times a week. On the other hand, the CG group did not receive any exercise activity. All participants required to fill questioner which contains 15 psychological questions pre and post-treatment. Results: This study showed significant differences between pre and post questioner (p = 0.001). Furthermore, there was a significant difference among the ER group and the CG group in questioner-post results (p = 0.001). Specifically, there was a decrease in the student stress level index by 20% from questioner-pre and questioner-post. Conclusion: Aerobic dance, as one of the alternatives to sports exercise, and fun games can help student reduces their stress level.
Keywords: Exercise Training, Fun Games, Mental Health, Questioner
