SynthesisFrontiers in psychiatry2024
The influence of physical exercise on negative emotions in adolescents: a meta-analysis.
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- Physical Activity, Rumination, and Social Interaction Anxiety in Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Moderated Network Analysis.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Physical Activity and Self-Reported Academic Achievement Among Rural Left-Behind Children: The Serial Mediating Roles of Character Strengths and Self-Control.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Structural Relationships Among Physical Activity, Sleep, and Resilience: A Multi-Group Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) Study Among Physically Weak College Students.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Associations of Physical Activity and Psychological Resilience with Non-Suicidal Self-Injury Among Chinese Adolescents: A Combined Variable- and Person-Centered Approach.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Latent profile analysis of physical activity and mental health among chinese high school adolescents.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- The impact of negative life events on internalizing problems in adolescents: the chain mediating effects of physical activity and emotional competence.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- The association between passive social media use and personal growth initiative: a moderated mediation model.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Dynamic interactions between physical activity, exercise adherence, and adverse psychological states in Chinese older adults: a cross-lagged network analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Effects of physical exercise on negative emotions in adolescents: Sequential mediation through psychological benefits and social self-efficacy.Preventive medicine reports · 2025Article
- Childhood emotional abuse and suicidal ideation in college students: exploring the mediating role of alexithymia and the moderating effect of physical exercise.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Effects of physical exercise on Chinese college students' learning fatigue: the chain mediating role of psychological capital and achievement motivation.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Associations between negative emotions and eating behaviors in older adults: a network analysis and the mediating role of physical activity.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- A study on the influence of family social capital on participation in adolescent extracurricular sports and public health.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- The relationship between physical activity, sleep, and negative emotions in physically weak college students.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- The latent profile structure of negative emotion in female college students and its impact on eating behavior: the mediating role of physical exercise.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- More active, less aggressive! Understanding how physical activity reduces aggressive behavior among Chinese adolescents: a three-wave mediation model.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Mobile phone addiction and negative emotions: an empirical study among adolescents in Jiangxi Province.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
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Abstract
Background: Adolescence is also accompanied by ongoing mood changes (relative to childhood and adulthood), which can trigger more extreme negative emotional responses. Physical exercise alleviates negative emotions and reduces the risk of mental illness. However, the effect of physical exercise on negative emotions in adolescents is unclear, so it is valuable to synthesize previous studies with meta-analysis. Objective: To examine the influence of physical exercise (PE) intervention on negative emotions in adolescents aged 10 to 19 years. Methods: We retrieved the articles from PubMed, Web of Science, EBSCO, Cochrane, and Embase up to April 11, 2024. The main search terms were physical exercise, negative emotions, adolescents, randomized controlled trials. The meta-analysis was conducted using Review Manager 5.3. A random-effects model was employed to calculate the standardized mean difference (SMD) and 95% confidence interval (CI). Subgroups were analysed as the type of negative emotions, type of control group, intervention type, duration, time, frequency. Results: The PE intervention group exhibited a significantly superior improvement in alleviating negative emotions compared to the control group (SMD = -0.59, 95% CI: -0.92 to -0.26, p < 0.01, Z = 3.50, I² = 95%). PE was particularly effective in mitigating adolescent depression (SMD = -0.67, 95% CI = -1.07 to -0.28, p < 0.01, I² = 96%) but did not yield significant results in reducing adolescent anxiety (SMD = -0.29, 95% CI = -0.63 to 0.05, p = 0.10, I² = 95%). Conclusion: PE intervention can ameliorate negative emotions in adolescents. Systematic Review Registration: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/, identifier CRD42024534375.
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