| ObjectiveThe research hopes to give an objective evaluation to the effect of Tai Chi intervention on college students psychological health, providing the methods to adjust and improve the mental health of college students, and provides the theory basis for popularizing Tai Chi exercise.MethodsA total of206college students who meet the eligibility criteria will be recruited and randomly allocated into Tai Chi training group or the blank control group in a1:1ratio. The participants in the Tai Chi training group will accept the24forms simplified Tai Chi exercise, guiding by teachers who has more than5years of experience in teaching Tai Chi sports in Fujian traditional Chinese medicine university sports department. The participants in the blank control group will not receive any specific training from the study scheme. They will be informed keeping their original exercises. Tai Chi training will last12weeks (1h per day,5days per week). All participants will enter12-week unsupervised follow-up period right after the end of intervention. The outcomes include General Self-efficiency Scale(GSES), the Symptom Checklist-90(SCL-90), Schulte Grid (8*8) test., Chinese Perceived Stress Scale (CPSS), the Self-Esteem Scale (SES), Profile of Mood States (POMS), World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF (WHOQOL-BREF) and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). All outcomes will be measured at baseline, the end of the intervention and the end of the follow-up, respectively.Results(1) The end of the intervention compare with before intervention, Tai Chi training group self-efficacy scale score increased to a certain extent, but compared with the blank control group, no significant difference is found(P=0.416). At the end of the follow-up and intervention ended, Tai Chi training group GSES had no significant change. The results of the research have no gender differences. The Tai Chi training can enhance self-efficacy in a certain extent, but not obvious.(2) Tai Chi training group intervention than before intervention, the end of the follow-up than the end of the intervention, SCL90self-rating symptom scale score were decreased, but compared with the blank control group, no significant difference is found(P=0.522,0.380). At the end of follow-up, SCL90symptom checklist has significant differences between the two groups among women(P=0.047<0.05). The Tai Chi training can alleviate the psychological symptoms in some extent.(3) Tai Chi training group before and after intervention, the score of Schulte Grid test decreased, but compared with the blank control group had no significant difference (P=0.876,0.536). The results of the research have no gender differences. The Tai Chi training can improve the training of attention to a certain extent, but not obvious.(4) Tai Chi training intervention than before intervention group after comparison, the score of Chinese Perceived Stress Scale not increased/decreased, compared with the blank control group had no significant difference(P=0.103). Tai Chi training group the end of intervention than end of follow-up, the score has a lower, compared with the blank control group had no significant difference(P=0.288).13weeks Tai Chi training had no effect on the subjects perceived stress. The results of the research have no gender differences.(5) Tai Chi training group before and after intervention, self-esteem scale not increased/decreased, compared with the blank control group, no significant difference is found(P=0.233,0.641). The results of the research have no gender differences.13week Tai Chi training for the self-esteem of practitioners have no obvious strengthening effect.(6) Tai Chi training group and blank control group at the end of the intervention than before the intervention, the score of the Profile of Mood States in two groups have increased, but no significant difference between the two groups is found(P=0.438). The end of the follow-up than the end of the intervention, the score of the two groups were reduced, no significant difference between the two groups is found(P=0.492). The results of the research have no gender differences. The Tai Chi training had no effect on the state of mind.(7) Before and after intervention, Tai Chi training group and blank control group in the quality of life in physiological field, psychological field, social relationship and environment domains showed no obvious differences(P>0.05). At the end of follow-up, the score of life quality in environment field among male had significant difference between two groups(P=0.047<0.05). The12week Tai Chi training on the quality of life of university students improve not obviously.(8) Tai Chi training group after13weeks compared with before intervention, Pittsburgh sleep quality index were increased, but with the blank control group showed no significant difference(P=0.588). The end of follow-up than the end of intervention, Tai Chi training group PSQI had no significant change. The Tai Chi training has positive effect on the quality of sleep, but not significantly. The results of the research have no gender differences.Conclusion1Tai Chi exercise can strengthen the self-efficiency to some extent, alleviate the psychological symptoms, promote the attention, improve sleep quality, directly reduce or avoid unhealthy psychological factors.2The effect of Tai Chi on student’s perceived stress, self-esteem, all areas of quality of life, mood state are not significant improvement and upgrading. Study subjects were healthy college students may influence the results highlight related. |
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