The Impact of Morning Exercise on Aggression Reduction in Children with Educable Mental Retardation

This study investigates the impact of early morning physical exercises on reduction of aggression in children with mental retardation.

14 male students with educable mental retardation ageing 9 to 17 year old, with an available method, from one school were selected, and randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. The research was conducted according to the semi -experimental method using pre-test, post-test design and follow-up for the control group.

The result of the statistical analysis through repeated measure design revealed a significant difference between the two groups. After a one month follow-up, the results were stable and the finding showed that early morning exercises could significantly reduce the amount of aggression in the students with educable mental retardation.

This research shows that morning physical exercises can be considered as a useful way to be used to help children with mental retardation.