Physical activity improves stress load, recovery, and academic performance-related parameters among university students: a longitudinal study on daily level.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Physical activity has been proven to be beneficial for physical and psychological health as well as for academic achievement. However, especially university students are insufficiently physically active because of difficulties in time management regarding study, work, and social demands. As they are at a crucial life stage, it is of interest how physical activity affects university students' stress load and recovery as well as their academic performance.

Methods

Student´s behavior during home studying in times of COVID-19 was examined longitudinally on a daily basis during a ten-day study period (N = 57, aged M = 23.5 years, SD = 2.8, studying between the 1st to 13th semester (M = 5.8, SD = 4.1)). Two-level regression models were conducted to predict daily variati

SUBMITTER: Teuber M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10893600 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature