Graduate Program
Kinesiology and Sports Studies
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Semester of Degree Completion
1986
Thesis Director
William F. Buckellew
Thesis Committee Member
Claud D. Sanders
Thesis Committee Member
Larry Ankenbrand
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to compare stress and anxiety levels of exercising and sedentary male adults at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.
Forty-four male adults were selected as subjects for the study. Thirty-two subjects were chosen from an Adult Fitness group and comprised the exercising group. The sedentary group, chosen at random, consisted of twelve staff members who were not currently in a regular exercise program.
The Anxiety Scale Questionnaire developed by the Institute for Personality and Ability Testing (IPAT) was used. Using a provided answer key, a raw score was obtained for each participant. Raw scores were also computed for both groups in each of the five sections of the test.
Mean scores, standard deviations, and t-tests were calculated for each of the five sections. The t-score of 2.021 was needed to determine statistical significance at the .05 level and forty-two degrees of freedom.
The sedentary group was shown to be significantly more anxious, more apprehensive, more tense, more emotionally unstable and more suspicious than the exercising group. The non-exercisers also showed less self-control.
The study concluded that exercising male adults showed overall less tension and anxiety than sedentary male adults at Eastern Illinois University.
Recommended Citation
Hanley, Michael James, "Stress and Anxiety Levels of Exercising Versus Sedentary Male Adults" (1986). Masters Theses. 4745.
https://thekeep.eiu.edu/theses/4745
