TY - JOUR
T1 - Preliminary study
T2 - Psychological effects of muscle relaxation on juvenile delinquents
AU - Nakaya, Naoki
AU - Kumano, Hiroaki
AU - Minoda, Keiji
AU - Koguchi, Takashi
AU - Tanouchi, Kozo
AU - Kanazawa, Motoyori
AU - Fukudo, Shin
PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - The purpose of this study is to test our hypothesis that muscle relaxation Is effective on the psychological well-being of juvenile delinquents. Subjects were 16 juvenile delinquents who had entered a reform school. Subjects were divided into two groups. The muscle relaxation group received muscle relaxation therapy once a week for a total of 4 times. The control group spent an ordinary daily life In the reformatory. Psychological questionnaires used were the Rosenzweig Picture Frustration Study (P-F study), the Psychological Stress Response Scale (PSRS), and the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ). There was a significant Group × Time Interaction of the Group Conformity Rating (GCR) of the P-F study (F [1,14] =10.1, P=0.007). There were no significant interactions In the other psychological subscales. Thus, muscle relaxation therapy may improve frustration tolerance among juvenile delinquents.
AB - The purpose of this study is to test our hypothesis that muscle relaxation Is effective on the psychological well-being of juvenile delinquents. Subjects were 16 juvenile delinquents who had entered a reform school. Subjects were divided into two groups. The muscle relaxation group received muscle relaxation therapy once a week for a total of 4 times. The control group spent an ordinary daily life In the reformatory. Psychological questionnaires used were the Rosenzweig Picture Frustration Study (P-F study), the Psychological Stress Response Scale (PSRS), and the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ). There was a significant Group × Time Interaction of the Group Conformity Rating (GCR) of the P-F study (F [1,14] =10.1, P=0.007). There were no significant interactions In the other psychological subscales. Thus, muscle relaxation therapy may improve frustration tolerance among juvenile delinquents.
KW - Frustration
KW - Juvenile delinquents
KW - Muscle relaxation
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U2 - 10.1207/s15327558ijbm1103_6
DO - 10.1207/s15327558ijbm1103_6
M3 - Article
C2 - 15496345
AN - SCOPUS:6344260471
VL - 11
SP - 176
EP - 180
JO - International Journal of Behavioral Medicine
JF - International Journal of Behavioral Medicine
SN - 1070-5503
IS - 3
ER -