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Few controlled studies describe the psychological effects of a walking program on nonclinical, premenopausal women. This experiment measured the effects of an 8-wk. walking program on female volunteers (N = 27) age 29 to 50 years (M = 37.4) randomly assigned to a supervised walking group vs a nonwalking group. A repeated-measures, multivariate design was used to analyze blood pressure, resting heart rate, timed mile walk, and scores on self-esteem, depression, and attributional style. The walking group showed significant improvement in the timed mile walk, diastolic blood pressure, and rated self-esteem.
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Depressão/psicologia , Identidade de Gênero , Controle Interno-Externo , Autoimagem , Caminhada/psicologia , Adulto , Nível de Alerta , Feminino , Humanos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Inventário de PersonalidadeRESUMO
The following factors were examined as possible influences of clients' attrition from inpatient and outpatient drug-rehabilitation programs: depression (Center of Epidemiological Studies-Depression test), attributional style (Attributional Style Questionnaire), primary drug of choice, family incidence of substance abuse, and history of childhood physical abuse. A step-wise regression analysis indicated that a history of childhood abuse was a statistically reliable predictor of program noncompletion for 92 substance abusers who entered a drug-rehabilitation program.
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Alcoolismo/reabilitação , Maus-Tratos Infantis/psicologia , Pacientes Desistentes do Tratamento/psicologia , Transtornos Relacionados ao Uso de Substâncias/reabilitação , Adulto , Alcoolismo/psicologia , Criança , Feminino , Humanos , Controle Interno-Externo , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Transtornos Relacionados ao Uso de Substâncias/psicologia , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
This experiment investigated the effects of three types of structured exercise (aerobics, bodybuilding, and circuit training) on depressive symptoms of 45 clients undergoing a 4-wk., inpatient rehabilitation program for substance abuse. Pre- and posttest measures included the Center of Epidemiological Studies--Depression, resting pulse rate, blood pressure, maximum strength on incline bench press, and estimates of aerobic fitness and body fat. The bodybuilding program produced a significant decrease in depressive symptoms. Physiological and psychological explanations are discussed.