ArticleFrontiers in psychology2023
Physical activity and depression of Chinese college students: chain mediating role of rumination and anxiety.
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- Physical activity and mental health: a systematic review and best-evidence synthesis of mediation and moderation studies.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2024Pooled it
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- Association between physical activity and depression in university students: a systematic review and meta-analysis with public health implications.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Review
- Depression, anxiety, and sleep problems among Chinese university students enrolled in basketball elective courses: a network psychometric analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- The Relationship Between Physical Activity and Depression in College Students: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Brain sciences · 2025Review
- Mental and Physical Health of Chinese College Students After Shanghai Lockdown: An Exploratory Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The impact of physical activity on subjective well-being in college students: the mediating role of rumination and the moderating role of behavioral activation/inhibition systems.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Effects of physical activity on sleep quality among university students: chain mediation between rumination and depression levels.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- Effects of Character Strengths on Depression in Military College Students: The Chain Mediating Role of Positive Emotions and Life Satisfaction in a Cross-Sectional Study.Psychology research and behavior management · 2025Article
- Physical activity and happiness of college students: chain mediating role of exercise attitude and sleep quality.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- The impact of smartphone addiction on mental health and its relationship with life satisfaction in the post-COVID-19 era.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Impact of dual sensory impairment on cognition in older Chinese adults: a moderated chain-mediated effect.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Insomnia and depression among bariatric surgery patients: the chain mediating effect of resilience and anxiety.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- The impact of alexithymia, anxiety, social pressure, and academic burnout on depression in Chinese university students: an analysis based on SEM.BMC psychology · 2024Article
- The relationship between physical activity and anxiety in college students: exploring the mediating role of lifestyle habits and dietary nutrition.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Relationship between physical activity and college students' life satisfaction: the chain mediating effect of psychological resilience and negative emotions.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
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Abstract
Objective: To explore the relationship between physical activity and depression among college students, as well as the mediating role of rumination and anxiety. Methods: A total of 1,292 Chinese college students were investigated by physical activity questionnaire, rumination scale, self-rating anxiety scale (SAS), and depression scale. Results: (1) There was a significant negative correlation between physical activity and depression (r = -0.399, Conclusion: (1) Physical activity can negatively predict the rumination, anxiety, and depression of college students, which means physical activity can reduce rumination, anxiety, and depression of college students. (2) Physical activity can not only directly affect the depression of college students, but also indirectly affect depression through the independent intermediary role of rumination and anxiety, and the chain mediation of rumination and anxiety.
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