ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Longitudinal Effects of Motivation and Physical Activity on Depressive Symptoms among College Students.
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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
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- Moderating effects of insomnia on the association between urinary phthalate metabolites and depressive symptoms in Chinese college students: focus on gender differences.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Direct and indirect associations between mental health and motivational indicators with physical activity among Lithuanian adolescents.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Identifying risk factors for depression and positive/negative mood changes in college students using machine learning.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Exercise motivation, physical exercise, and mental health among college students: examining the predictive power of five different types of exercise motivation.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Factors associated with refusal of preventive therapy after initial willingness to accept treatment among college students with latent tuberculosis infection in Shandong, China.BMC infectious diseases · 2023Article
- Motivational Climate, Anxiety and Physical Self-Concept in Trainee Physical Education Teachers-An Explanatory Model Regarding Physical Activity Practice Time.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Adolescents' Physical Activity and Depressive Symptoms: A Psychosocial Mechanism.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The Influence of Socio-Demographic Factors on the Forms of Leisure for the Students at the Faculty of Physical Education and Sports.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
High prevalence of depression and physical inactivity have been consistently reported among college students, especially in females. Guided by Lubans et al.'s conceptual framework, the primary purpose of this study was to examine the longitudinal relationships of PA motivation with leisure-time PA and depressive symptoms among college students over one academic year. Employing a longitudinal repeated measure design, 1004 college students in China were recruited in this study (28.3% males and 71.7% females;
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