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Social media addiction as the central mediating variable to explore the mechanism between physical exercise and sleep quality.
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Abstract
In recent years, the sleep quality of college students has garnered increasing attention from scholars. Physical activity, as a healthy lifestyle, has been extensively investigated in relation to the sleep quality of college students. However, the psychological mechanisms underlying this relationship warrant further exploration. This study aimed to examine the internal relationship between physical activity and sleep quality among college students, with anxiety, depression and social media addiction serving as mediating variables. A total of 4101 college students (1,509 males, 2,592 females; mean age 19.05 ± 1.16 years) were included in this study. Data on physical activity, anxiety, depression, social media addiction, and sleep quality were collected through a cross-sectional subjective survey. The basic characteristics of the variables were described using SPSS, and correlation analyses were conducted. Finally, a chain mediation model was constructed using the PROCESS plugin. The study found a significant positive correlation between physical exercise and the sleep quality of college students, and significant negative correlations with anxiety, depression and social media addiction. Anxiety and depression were also significantly negatively correlated with sleep quality and significantly positively correlated with social media addiction. Ultimately, anxiety, depression and social media addiction were found to play a chain mediating role between physical exercise and the sleep quality of college students. This study further elucidates the mechanisms underlying the relationship between physical exercise and sleep quality among college students by incorporating psychological (anxiety and depression) and behavioral (social media addiction) variables. It is recommended that college students actively engage in physical exercise, which can help alleviate anxiety and depression, reduce social media addiction, and thereby improve sleep quality.
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