Effectiveness of Spark Motor Program on Children's Anxiety

Lack of movement or immobility is considered one of the main causes of depression and decrease in quality of life and anxiety in children, by designing targeted movement programs, children's movement and mental health can be helped. In this regard, the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of Spark movement program on reducing children's anxiety. The current research strategy was semi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design with a control group. The statistical population consisted of female students in one district of Tehran, with an age range of 8 to 12 years, 24 of whom were selected using the available sampling method and after completing the pre-test (completion of the Spence anxiety questionnaire by parents) randomly in Two experimental and control groups were replaced. The experimental group participated in the Spark movement program for 16 sessions, the control group did not do any activity. Finally, the post-test was performed and the results were recorded, and multivariate analysis of variance was used to analyze the data using SPSS version 24 software. The results showed that the level of anxiety of children in the experimental group, compared to the control group, significantly decreased in all 6 scales (obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic / agora phobia, social anxiety, generalized anxiety, separation anxiety and fear of physical injuries). According to the findings of the present study, it seems that Spark movement program as a method of controlling and improving performance can have a significant effect in reducing children's anxiety symptoms.