scholarly journals Martial Arts‐Based Curriculum Reduces Stress, Emotional, and Behavioral Problems in Elementary Schoolchildren During the COVID ‐19 Pandemic: A Pilot Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hilary A. Marusak ◽  
Breanna Borg ◽  
Austin Morales ◽  
Jamila Carrington Smith ◽  
Kelly Blankenship ◽  
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Author(s):  
Francien Martin ◽  
Sophie van Rijn ◽  
Marit Bierman ◽  
Hanna Swaab

Abstract Klinefelter syndrome (47,XXY) is associated with problems in social interaction and behavioral adaptation. Sixteen adolescents and adult men with 47,XXY enrolled in a pilot-study evaluating the effectiveness of Social Management Training (SMT), a novel neurocognitive-behavioral treatment program targeted at improving social, emotional, and behavioral functioning. Participants reported improved emotional stability from pre- to post-test (5 months). Informants reported reductions in internalizing and externalizing symptoms, including improvement in self-regulation. Although informants did not report changes in autism-like symptoms, increased awareness of social challenges was found. SMT may improve emotional stability, self-regulation, and self-reflection in people males with Klinefelter syndrome. This potentially efficacious treatment approach may prove to be a promising psychosocial therapeutic intervention for this population.


2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Douglas Tynan ◽  
Meredith Dreyer ◽  
Meredith Lutz Stehl

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