Perceived Health Benefits of Martial Arts and Combat Sports from a 268-Participant Survey

A cross-sectional study of 268 martial arts and combat sports practitioners explores associations between self-rated health and perceived health benefits. The dataset includes responses from a MA/CS-specific questionnaire and widely used measures for mental and physical health, collected by author Erika Zormann. The supplementary file was last updated on 2026-04 20.

Use Cases

• Analyze the relationship between training age and perceived health benefits based on the study's regression results.
• Examine the association between self-rated health and perceived benefits based on the explorative analysis mentioned.
• Investigate correlations between mental and physical health measures as described in the results.
• Study the lack of association between training frequency and perceived benefits as reported in the findings.

Strengths

• Dataset is based on a specific questionnaire and widely used health measures for 268 participants.
• Results include hierarchical multiple linear regression analyses examining several key associations.
• License is CC-BY-4.0, permitting broad reuse with attribution.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, requiring manual inspection after download.
• The dataset is very small at 161.6 KB, indicating limited scope.
• The primary file format is PDF, which may require extraction for structured analysis.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Cross-sectional study utilizing a MA/CS-specific questionnaire and standard health measures.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-20 04:12:01; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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