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The Study of Correlation between Physical Fitness and Stress of Female  

Lee Han-Yong (Dept. of Sports Industry, Nam Seoul University)
Yang Yoon-Kwon (Dept. of Sports Industry, Nam Seoul University)
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Korean Journal of Health Education and Promotion / v.21, no.4, 2004 , pp. 99-108 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between physical fitness, and physical and psychological stress of females. The subjects of this study were 139 adult women, without a specific medical illness. The stress level was evaluated by Derogetis's checklist-90-Revision symptom of physical and psychological stress (Cronbach's a=0.88, 0.87). The physical fitness factors in this study were cardiopulmonary endurance, muscle endurance, muscle strength, power, agility, and flexibility. To analyze the data to examine the relationship between the physical and psychological stress, and physical fitness, correlation analysis was applied. The findings of this study were as follows. First, among the physical fitness factors, cardiopulmonary endurance, along with muscle strength and power had significant relations with physical stress (p<.01). Second, among the physical fitness factors, cardiopulmonary endurance showed a significant relation with psychological stress (p<.05).
Keywords
Physical Fitness; Physical Stress; Psychological Stress;
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