The chain-mediating effects of negative physical sensation and experiential avoidance on exercise anxiety in college students.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The present study aimed to explore the potential mediating role of negative physical sensation and experiential avoidance in the association between endurance exercise and exercise anxiety among university students.

Method

In this study, a questionnaire method was employed to conduct the Adolescent Athlete Non-Intellectual Factors Survey Scale on 1,200 college students. From this sample, 287 individuals with exercise anxiety were identified through an endurance exercise test and the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (AAQ-II) subsequently administered as well as The Borg Rating of Perceived Exertion (RPE). Subsequently, statistical analyses including correlation, regression, and mediation were performed using SPSS26 as the analytical tool. Additionally, the bias-cor

SUBMITTER: Wang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11629875 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature