ArticleInternational journal of exercise science2021
Using Exercise as a Stress Management Technique During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Differences Between Men and Women in College.
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- Technology-based physical activities and adults' physical activity levels, mental health, life satisfaction, and happiness: a mixed methods study.BMC psychology · 2025Trial
- The impact of technology on promoting physical activities and mental health: a gender-based study.BMC psychology · 2023Trial
- The Influence of Exercise on the Endocrine System: Impacts on Adolescent Growth and Development.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2026Review
- The mutually reinforcing dynamics between pain and stress: mechanisms, impacts and management strategies.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- The feasibility of Technology, Application, Self-Management for Kidney (TASK) intervention in post-kidney transplant recipients using a pre/posttest design.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2023Article
- Combined training in addition to cortisol reduction can improve the mental health of girls with precocious puberty and obesity.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2023Article
- Perceived stress among older adults during COVID-19 outbreak: A cross-sectional study in Southern Iran.Health science reports · 2023Article
- Influence of Physical Exercise on Psychological Well-Being of Young Adults: A Quantitative Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
Psychological stress is a major concern in college students and can lead to negative mental and physical health outcomes. The COVID-19 pandemic has increased psychological stress. Using exercise as a stress management technique has been shown to have a large effect in preventing and treating psychological stress. This study attempts to understand the gender differences between how using exercise as a stress management technique predicts perceived stress levels during the COVID-19 pandemic. Students completed an online survey to self-report their stress management techniques, perceived stress (PSS-10), grade point average (GPA) and demographics (age, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity). Independent samples t-tests compared each PSS-10 item for those who did/not use exercise as a stress management technique for each gender. Separate linear regression models compared perceived stress levels in those who did/not use exercise as a stress management tool for each gender. GPA, sexual orientation, and race/ethnicity were included as covariates. Data from 384 students were analyzed. Four PSS-10 items showed significant differences in women who did/not use exercise as a stress management technique. Women who used exercise as a stress management technique reported significantly lower levels of perceived stress compared to those women who did not (
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