*경희대학교 한의과대학 경혈학교실, †경희대학교 침구경락과학연구센터
*Department of Medical Science, Graduate School of East-West Medical Science, †Acupuncture and Meridianology Scientific Reaserch Center, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea
Yuk-Ja-Gyeol(六字訣) is a Qi-gong, used a lot for curing stress as a regimen in Oriental medicine. This study was performed to investigate the effect of Yuk-Ja-Gyeol training on stress and psychological symptoms among middle school girls. Twenty-nine subjects were trained Yuk-Ja-Gyeol twice a week for 8 weeks. Stress assessment index of subjects was compared before and after each training using Stress-Experience-Level-Test (SELT). Psychopathological and psychosomatic symptoms were also evaluated before and after each training using Symptom Check List-90-Revision (SCL-90-R). The study-related stress subscale of the SELT was significantly decreased after Yuk-Ja-Gyeol training (21.5⁑0.81 vs 19.62⁑0.94, p<0.05). The obsessive-compulsive subscale of the SCL-90-R was significantly attenuated after Yuk-Ja-Gyeol training (11.77⁑1.26 vs 9.73⁑1.26, p<0.05). The stress index and psychosomatic symptoms of the middle school girls were improved by Yuk-Ja-Gyeol training. These findings indicate that Yuk-Ja-Gyeol training might play an important role in treating stress-related disorders in adolescents. (Korean J Str Res 2007; 15:51∼57)