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an attempt to test the conceptual model by Lane and Terry, the purposes
of this study were 1) to assess mood states in non-depressed and depressed
young karate athletes; 2) to assess mood states in relation to performance
in young karate athletes. The participants were recruited from the
2004 Malaysian Games (72 males, 19.20 ± 1.16 years; 37 females,
18.78 ± 0.88 years). The athletes were divided into winners
(medalists) and losers. The Brunel Mood Scale (BRUMS) was administered
prior to the start of competition. MANOVA was employed to treat the
data, while Pearson correlations were calculated for mood states in
each depressed mood group and by gender. In terms of non-depressed
and depressed mood, tension in the females was higher in the depressed
group (5.61 ± 3.02 vs. 3.11 ± 1.90, p = 0.026, eta2
= 0.133), as was fatigue (3.64 ± 2.61 vs. 0.89 ± 1.69,
p = 0.006, eta2 = 0.199). Tension in the males was higher in the depressed
group (4.41 ± 2.52 vs. 1.50 ± 1.55, p < 0.001, eta2
= 0.215), as was anger (1.43 ± 1.88 vs. 0.25 ± 1.00,
p = 0.019, eta2 = 0.076). The highest associations among mood subscales
were between anger and depression (r = 0.57), and between depression
and fatigue ( r = 0.55) in depressed males. The female winning karateka
scored higher on anger (3.08 ± 2.96 vs. 1.29 ± 2.24,
p = 0.046, eta2 = 0.109). The highest correlations between mood dimensions
in depressed females were between depression and anger (r = 0.85)
and between depression and confusion (r = 0.85). Contrary to previous
research on the influence of depression on anger, only the female
winners scored higher on anger. Several negative mood dimensions were
higher in both male and female depressed groups, lending some support
to the conceptual model advanced by Lane and Terry.
KEY
WORDS: Karate, mood, performance, Malaysian, martial arts.
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