How physical exercise impacts academic burnout in college students: The mediating effects of self-efficacy and resilience.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Academic burnout is harmful to college students, their institutions of learning, and society at large. While research has shown that physical exercise may be associated with reduced academic burnout, the underlying mechanisms require further exploration. This study explored the relationship between physical exercise and academic burnout in a sample of college students, with a focus on the serial mediating roles of self-efficacy and resilience.

Methods

This study adopted a cross-sectional survey approach among a sample of undergraduate college students in China. We recruited 1,270 participants in the second half of the 2021-2022 academic year (476 men and 794 women), all of whom completed questionnaires containing the Physical Activity Rating Scale, Academ

SUBMITTER: Chen K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9691659 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature