The Effect of Frisbee Sports Activity on Self-efficacy, Craving Believes, and General Health in Male Addicts under Treatment

Addiction is preventable and curable; thus, by recognizing the psychological capital, it is likely to prevent the tendency of people to addiction. Therefore, the present study aims to determine the effect of Frisbee activity on self-efficacy, craving believes, and general health in addicts.

This quasi-experimental study was conducted on a selected sample of 70 addicts under treatment in the Salami village of Shiraz in 2018 based on Morgan's table and purposefully available. At first, all subjects completed three self-efficacies, craving believes, and general health questionnaires. Subsequently, they participated in the same program of 180 Frisbee throws, being performed at 5 blocks (6 sets -3 per day) for 8 weeks. Finally, they were asked to complete the three questionnaires again. A paired t-test was used to analyze data.

The results showed that Frisbee's exercise had a significant effect on craving believes, general health, and self-efficacy in the male addict's group; in order words, the exercise significantly decreased the craving believes (p=0.039) and increased general health (p=0.049) and self-efficacy meaningfully (p=0.048).

According to the results of the research, it can be concluded that Frisbee exercise is an influential factor in the psychological factors mentioned in the male addict group; therefore, it is suggested to prescribe this type of exercise in order to help the progress of the substance leaving and also prevent the person from returning to substance abuse in this group.