Martial arts training and aggressive behavior in children and adolescents: a systematic review of longitudinal evidence and psychological processes.

Front Public Health · 2026 · PMC13423899 · PMID 42539616

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When considering different dimensions of aggressive behavior, physical aggression showed a decreasing trend in some studies ( 16 , 39 ), but this pattern was not replicated across all martial arts programs.

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