Physical Activity and Negative Emotional States Among Female College Students: A Three-Wave Cross-Lagged Study.

Xinyi Chen, Wen Zhang, Chang Hu, Yuqing Yuan, Joston Gary

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Xinyi ChenSchool of Physical Education, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, China.ORCID 0009-0006-3639-0989

Wen ZhangSchool of Physical Education, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, China.

Chang HuSchool of Physical Education, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, China.ORCID 0009-0002-8963-8803

Yuqing YuanSchool of Physical Education, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, China.

Joston GaryDepartment of Management and Engineering, Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden.ORCID 0009-0002-1874-2056

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Foundation for Science and Technology 2024.18508.PRT.

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Abstract

Drawing on embodied emotion theory, this study investigated the longitudinal interplay between physical activity and negative emotional states among female college students across three waves of assessment. Female college students from five universities in Jiangxi Province, China, were assessed at three-month intervals over six months, with 1321 participants completing all three measurement waves. Physical activity was measured using the Physical Activity Rating Scale-3 (PARS-3), whereas negative emotional states were assessed using the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21 (DASS-21). Descriptive statistics, correlation analyses, and common method bias testing were performed using SPSS 26.0, while observed-variable and latent-variable cross-lagged panel models, together with multi-group analyses, were conducted using Mplus 8.3. Physical activity was significantly and negatively correlated with negative emotional states across all three measurement occasions (

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cross-lagged analysisfemale college studentsnegative emotional statesphysical activity

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PMID42792505

DOI10.3390/bs16091706

PMCPMC13603750

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