Effects of physical activity on anxiety levels in college students: mediating role of emotion regulation.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To explore the effects of physical activity on anxiety levels in college students, as well as to examine the mediating role of emotion regulation.

Methods

A convenience sample of 1,721 college students from Shanghai, Jiangsu, Shandong, Guangxi, and Hunan was used to conduct an evaluation and a survey through the Physical Activity Rating Scale (PARS-3), the Anxiety Self-Rating Scale (SAS), and the Emotion Regulation Scale (ERQ).

Results

College students' anxiety level, cognitive reappraisal, and expression inhibition scores were (44.72 ± 10.37), (30.16 ± 6.51), and (16.96 ± 4.99), respectively. There were significant grade and physical activity level differences in anxiety levels and cognitive reappraisal, and significant gender and physical activity level d

SUBMITTER: Sheng X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11416097 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature