정신지체아의 집단운동이 하지근기능, 신체구성 및 사회적응행동 발달에 미치는 효과

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to find out the effects of participation of Collective Exercise on Muscular function, Body composition, Development of adaptive behaviors in the Mentally Retarded. There were twenty untrained middle school boys who were randomly selected and divided in 2 groups, exercise group(N=10) and control group(N=10). The muscular function responses to treadmill running and body composition were measured before and after 12weeks of Collective Exercise. KISE Developmental scale(1996) by Korea institute for special education was administered by specialized teachers of the students. The results were as follows; First, Collective Exercise participants showed to have higher muscular function than non-participants. Second, Collective Exercise participants showed to have more improved body composition than non-participants. Third, Collective Exercise participants showed to have more improved self-support ability, social-emotional behavior, speech ability, cognitive ability, and gross motor skill than non-participants. All of these findings indicated that Collective Exercise for the mentally retarded children is a means of improving effectively muscular function, body composition and development of social adaptive behavior.