ArticlePsychology research and behavior management2020
Intensity of Physical Activity and Depressive Symptoms in College Students: Fitness Improvement Tactics in Youth (FITYou) Project.
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- Exploring the nexus: physical activity, body image, and anxiety among university students.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- The Association Between Depressive Symptoms and the Weekly Duration of Physical Activity Subset by Intensity and Domain: Population-Based, Cross-Sectional Analysis of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey From 2007 to 2018.Interactive journal of medical research · 2024Article
- Twenty-four-hour physical activity patterns associated with depressive symptoms: a cross-sectional study using big data-machine learning approach.BMC public health · 2024Article
- The effects of procrastination on physical activity among Chinese university students: the chain-mediated effects of time management disposition and exercise motivation.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Correlation and Change in Physical Activity and Physical Fitness across Four Years of College Students after One Year of COVID-19 Lockdown.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- The Mediating Role of Orthorexia in the Relationship between Physical Activity and Fear of COVID-19 among University Students in Poland.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
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Abstract
purposeTo investigate whether the physical activity at different intensities is correlated with depressive symptoms in college students. PATIENT AND
methodsThis cross-sectional study was a part of the Fitness Improvement Tactics in Youth Project, which was conducted in 2017. A total of 2,820 college freshmen aged 15-24 years were included in this study, of whom 699 (24.8%) were males and 2,121 (75.2%) were females. Depressive symptoms were measured using the Self-rating Depression Scale. Physical activity was assessed using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form. Covariates included sociodemographic, lifestyle-related, and health-related factors.
resultsA total of 560 (19.9%) college students had depressive symptoms. Total physical activity levels (METs•hour/week) were positively associated with frequency of breakfast intake (
conclusionThis study indicated that total physical activity and low-intensity physical activity were inversely associated with depressive symptoms in Chinese college students. All these observations showed gender differences.
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