Assessing the Effectiveness of Martial Arts as a Tool for Conflict Resolution and Anger Management among Students.

The study examined the efficacy of martial arts in augmenting anger control and conflict resolution abilities among university students. The study investigates the effects of martial arts training on emotional regulation, stress management, coping strategies, cognitive restructuring, and conflict resolution abilities, as observed in a sample of students from diverse academic backgrounds. The sample primarily consists of female students, with most Freshmen enrolled in Medicine and Education. Utilizing a mixed-methods approach, this research used a structured questionnaire to evaluate students' perspectives in many domains, specifically emphasizing anger source identification, emotional control, and conflict analysis. The results of the study indicated that martial arts showed overall efficacy in regulating emotions, managing stress, and enhancing conflict resolution skills, including issue identification, mediation, and resolution creation. Nevertheless, research has shown that martial arts may have limited efficacy in cultivating empathy and facilitating students' ability to recognize the underlying factors contributing to their anger accurately. Considerable disparities in efficacy were noted when participants were categorized based on their academic field, exhibiting noteworthy divergences in stress mitigation and adaptive mechanisms.Furthermore, the study revealed statistically significant albeit modest associations between conflict resolution abilities and distinct facets of anger control in domains such as conflict analysis and mediation.