Abstract
Tai Chi Chuan (TCC) as a typical mind-body practice has been investigated for its preventive role on negative emotions and has demonstrated its efficacy in healthy populations. However, the results are not consistent. We performed a meta-analysis and systematically evaluated the effect of TCC on selected negative emotions (i.e., anxiety and depression). Fourteen experimental studies from three English-and two Chinese-language databases were evaluated. The results showed that the positive effects of TCC on negative emotions were moderately to largely significant. In addition, although TCC significantly improved negative emotions in both the young adults and the older adults, old adults benefited more from TCC than young adults. These findings suggest that TCC is a worthy complementary non-pharmacological resource towards depression and anxiety and, thus, has great implications for the public health domain.
Highlights
The World Health Organization reported that about 8% of the world’s population suffers from depression and anxiety, which are one of the leading causes of disability and mortality across the lifespan [1]
14 studies, we found that Tai Chi Chuan (TCC) was practiced among teenager and younger adults
TCC on in negative emotions have been non-clinical populations have only emerged in recent years
Summary
The World Health Organization reported that about 8% of the world’s population suffers from depression and anxiety, which are one of the leading causes of disability and mortality across the lifespan [1]. Emotional disorders exert significant impact on individual health and quality of life, but place enormous burden on family and society as well. The recognized treatments for emotional disorders, namely, pharmacological therapy and psychotherapy, have been criticized for inconsistent clinical outcomes and side effects [3,4]. Given the current limitations in effectiveness of treatment modalities for emotional disorders, the WHO suggested that the most suitable method for reducing the burden caused by. Res. Public Health 2019, 16, 3033; doi:10.3390/ijerph16173033 www.mdpi.com/journal/ijerph
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