The Effectiveness of Five Minutes Calisthenic Exercise on Depression, Anxiety and Stress Levels Among Teenagers

The study aims to identify the effectiveness of five minutes Calisthenics exercise on the depression, anxiety and stress levels among teenagers. A total of 180 16 years old students in Kota Setar district secondary schools were examined using quasi experimental method. Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS) instrument was used for pre and post tests for eight weeks. The data were analyzed using the Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA) and Multivariate Analysis of Covariance (MANCOVA) to see the relationship between Calisthenics exercises and mental health levels of depression, anxiety and stress in pre and post-tests of treatment and control groups. In overall, multivariate test results with wilks’ Lambda showed that there were significant effects on the three dependent variables [F (6, 524) = 2.20, p < 0.05) for post-test and pre-test [F (6,262) = 13.95, p < 0.05). The findings showed that students who practice five minutes Calisthenics exercise can reduce depression, anxiety and stress levels. In conclusion, the study showed that there is a significant relationship between five minutes Calisthenics exercise and depression, anxiety and stress levels. Female gender had higher depression, anxiety and stress levels in both tests.