ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Physical Activity and Anxiety of Chinese University Students: Mediation of Self-System.
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- Domain-specific physical activity and mental health: an updated systematic review and multilevel meta-analysis in a combined sample of 3.3 million people.British journal of sports medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Physical activity and mental health: a systematic review and best-evidence synthesis of mediation and moderation studies.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2024Pooled it
- Mechanisms Linking Physical Activity with Psychiatric Symptoms Across the Lifespan: A Systematic Review.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2023Pooled it
- The relationship between physical activity and trait anxiety in college students: The mediating role of executive function.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2022Pooled it
- The influence of physical activity on circadian syndrome: a nationwide prospective study based on the CHARLS cohort.BMC public health · 2026Article
- The impact of school sports atmosphere on college students' social anxiety: the mediating role of exercise self-efficacy and the moderating effect of gender.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Physical activity motivation is inversely associated with anxiety: a cross-sectional serial mediation analysis involving smartphone addiction symptoms and sleep quality in medical undergraduates.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- The interplay of physical activity, sleep, and chronotype on physical and mental health in Italian university students: a moderated mediation analysis.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Associations between self-reports of physical activity, interoceptive awareness, autonomic regulation, premature ejaculation, and erectile dysfunction in Chinese men.International journal of impotence research · 2025Article
- Anxiety, Academic Performance, and Physical Activity in University Students: A Scoping Review.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2025Review
- Associations of Adherence to the 24hour Movement Guidelines with Depressive Symptoms and Anxiety: the Mediating Role of Physical Fitness.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Investigating Physical Activity as a Predictor of Psychological Distress in UAE Nursing Students.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The mediating effect of psychological well-being on self-efficacy and career development of physical education major students.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- The influence of personality traits on college students' exercise behavior: a chain mediation model of exercise self-efficacy and exercise motivation.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Relationship between Physical Exercise Self-Efficacy and Persistent Exercise Behavior among College Students.Alpha psychiatry · 2025Article
- Effects of Parent Involvement in Homework on Students' Negative Emotions in Chinese Students: Moderating Role of Parent-Child Communication and Mediating Role of Family Responsibility.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Physical activity and social anxiety symptoms among Chinese college students: a serial mediation model of psychological resilience and sleep problems.BMC psychology · 2024Article
- An internet-based self-help intervention for the reduction of consumption of ultra-processed products and increase of physical activity in Mexican university population: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
- The relationship between physical activity and anxiety in college students: exploring the mediating role of lifestyle habits and dietary nutrition.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Exploring the longitudinal impacts of academic stress and lifestyle factors among Chinese students.Journal of pharmaceutical policy and practice · 2024Article
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Abstract
The present study examined the role of self-enhancement and self-criticism in the relationship between physical activity and anxiety. A total of 305 students from Chinese universities, ranging in age from 18 to 36, completed a questionnaire package comprising a physical activity questionnaire, a self-enhancement strategies scale, a level of self-criticism scale, and a short form of state and trait anxiety scale. Findings highlighted that physical activity had a significant negative correlation with anxiety (r = -0.31,
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