Masters Degrees (Exercise, Sport and Lifestyle Medicine)

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    Die invloed van geselekteerde avontuuraktiwiteite op gemoedstoestand en selfagting
    (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1995-03) Bakkes, Daniel Frederik; Malan, J. H.; Potgieter, J. R.; Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Education . Dept. of Sport Science.
    ENGLISH SUMMARY: The purpose of the study is to examine the psychological effect of participating in adventure recreational activities on the participant, with special reference to changes in mood states and self-esteem. It is predicted that participation in such activities will have a positive influence on the participants' mood states and levels of self-esteem. It is also hypothesized that these influences will be affected 'by the participants' age and gender. Finally it is predicted that there will be a positive relationship between the participants' levels of self-esteem and mood states prior to participation, as' well as after participation. The sample consisted of 145 men and 79 women who voluntarily took part in eight different, commercially operated, adventure recreational activities. The subjects' mood states, as well as levels. of self-esteem were determined directly before participation by means of an adapted version of Grove and Prapavessis's (1992) shortened version of the Profile of Mood States questionnaire (POMS). Directly after participation, the subjects completed the same questionnaire, thus two sets of data were available and could be corripared. The results indicated that participants in all the activities (men as well as women), except SCUBA-diving, showed significant elevation in levels of self-esteem at completion of the activity. All the significant changes in the participants' mood states indicated that positive mood states were reinforced, while negative mood states became more positive. It was also found that the participants' age and gender influenced the results while a positive relationship was found between the participants' self-esteem and mood states.