Comparison the influence of Aerobic and Hip-hop training methods on the psychological well-being in male Students

The current study aims was at comparing the effects of two training methods Aerobics and Hip-hop on the psychological well-being of male students in Urmia University. The research method was of a quasiexperimental nature in the form of a time-series design using some groups, two experimental groups and group control. Sixty subjects (21.46±1.79 years old) in Urmia university were randomly selected and assigned to three groups of 20. The subjects in the experimental groups participated in training program three times a week for a total of three months. To collect the data Ryff’s scale psychological well-being (1989) was used. The results of repeated measure analysis of variance showed that the two training methods, Aerobics and Hip-hop, exerted a significant effect on the psychological well-being (p<0/001). In general, it was revealed in the current research that Hip-hop training programs can have a more effective influence on the psychological well-being of the students compared with the Aerobic training programs. Despite the difference in the effects of the two methods of training on psychological wellbeing, the need for more studies in this area can shed more light on the issue and provide a more enlightened response about what training program can affect the psychological well-being of students.