ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2021
Association Between Physical Exercise and Mental Health During the COVID-19 Outbreak in China: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study.
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- Effects of different Chinese traditional exercises on mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2024Pooled it
- Assessment of physical activity among adolescents: a guide to the literature.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Pooled it
- Intervention of Physical Activity for University Students with Anxiety and Depression during the COVID-19 Pandemic Prevention and Control Period: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- The association between physical activity and mental health during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2022Pooled it
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- Abnormal variations in china' s elite sport performance under the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from world champions and world records (2020-2022).Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Secular trends of physical fitness for college students in Anhui Province over the past decade.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Effects of COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns on college students' physical fitness: A comparative study.PloS one · 2025Article
- Rope skipping or badminton? exercise reduced sleep onset latency in university students.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- Effect of physical activity on anxiety and depression in COVID-19 adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis.iScience · 2024Article
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- The relationship between academic stress and depression among college students during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study from China.BMC psychiatry · 2024Article
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- The Relationship between Physical Exercise and Smartphone Addiction among Chinese College Students: The Mediating Effect of Core Self-Evaluation.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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- Exercise and COVID-19: exercise intensity reassures immunological benefits of post-COVID-19 condition.Frontiers in physiology · 2023Review
- Effects of physical activity on Chinese overseas students' mental health during the COVID-19: A multi-country cross-sectional analysis.PloS one · 2023Article
- Expanding the social cure: a mixed-methods approach exploring the role of online group dance as support for young people (aged 16-24) living with anxiety.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Job insecurity and mental health related outcomes among the humanitarian workers during COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study.BMC psychology · 2022Article
- The Relationship between Physical Exercise and Negative Emotions in College Students in the Post-Epidemic Era: The Mediating Role of Emotion Regulation Self-Efficacy.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
The COVID-19 has undergone several mutations, and caused deleterious effects on physical and mental health of people worldwide. Whilst physical exercise is known for its positive effect on enhancing immunity and reducing the negative consequences of unhealthy emotional states caused by the pandemic; there is a severe lack of psychological exercise intervention measures and mitigation strategies to advance the knowledge and role of physical exercise to improve mental health in most countries. This study surveyed the association between physical exercise and mental health burden during the COVID-19 outbreak in China to better understand the influence of different physical exercise types on reducing mental health burden during the pandemic. ANOVA, binary logistic regression, the chi-square test, and Spearman's correlation analysis were used for statistical analysis. 14,715 participants were included. The results showed that Chinese residents had several poor mental health conditions during the COVID-19 outbreak. And there was a significant positive correlation between the extent of adverse effects on mental health and provincial proportions of confirmed COVID-19 cases (r = 0.365,
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