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Effects of a 12-Week Football Intervention on Mental Health and Psychological Resilience in Secondary School Students

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  • Yang Lei

    (Faculty of Educational Sciences and Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia)

  • Syahrul Ridhwan Morazuki

    (Faculty of Physical Education, East China University of Technology)

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This study examines the effect of football participation on the mental health of secondary school students and provides empirical evidence for integrating physical education into school-based mental health intervention. A total of 80 students from No.2 middle school in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, were randomly assigned to an experimental group (n = 40) and a control group (n = 40). The experimental group participated in a 12-week football training program (three sessions per week, 60-80 minutes each), while the control group received regular physical education classes. Mental health status was assessed using the Symptom Checklist-90 (SCL-90) before and after the intervention. Paired-sample t-tests and independent-sample t-tests were used for statistical analysis. The results indicated no significant differences between the groups prior to intervention (P > 0.05). However, post-intervention results showed that the experimental group demonstrated significantly lower scores in obsessive-compulsive symptoms, depression, anxiety, interpersonal sensitivity, hostility, phobic anxiety, and total SCL-90 score compared to the control group (P

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  • Yang Lei & Syahrul Ridhwan Morazuki, 2025. "Effects of a 12-Week Football Intervention on Mental Health and Psychological Resilience in Secondary School Students," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 9(17), pages 726-738, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:bcp:journl:v:9:y:2025:i:17:p:726-738
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