ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
The Relationship between Physical Activity and College Students' Mobile Phone Addiction: The Chain-Based Mediating Role of Psychological Capital and Social Adaptation.
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- The Relationship Between Physical Activity and Mobile Phone Addiction Among Adolescents and Young Adults: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Observational Studies.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2022Pooled it
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- Physical activity and social adaptation in high school students: the chain mediating roles of interpersonal relationships and psychological resilience.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
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- Gender mediates the mediating effect of psychological capital between physical activity and depressive symptoms among adolescents.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- The impact of physical activity on self-emotion management among university students in Western China: the mediating roles of self-rated health and life satisfaction.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
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- A cross-sectional study on the impact of physical exercise on mobile phone addiction: the chain mediating role of perceived stress and self-acceptance.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects and mechanisms of physical activity on mobile phone addiction among college students. A total of 9406 students, ranging from freshmen to seniors, from 35 colleges in four regions of Jiangsu Province were selected using the whole group sampling method. Questionnaires, particularly the International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Long Form (IPAQ), the positive psychological capital scale (PPQ), the social adjustment diagnostic questionnaire (SAFS), and the mobile phone addiction index scale (MPAI), were administered. We found that physical activity negatively predicted mobile phone addiction among university students. Social adaptation partially mediates between physical activity and mobile phone addiction among university students, with separate mediation of psychological capital playing no indirect role. Psychological capital and social adjustment mediate the chain between physical activity and mobile phone dependence among college students. Our findings suggest that physical activity is an important external factor influencing college students' mobile phone dependence, and it indirectly affects university students' mobile phone addiction through psychological capital and social adaptation. Improving the physical activity level of college students, enhancing their psychological capital, and promoting improved social adaptation are important ways to prevent mobile phone addiction among college students.
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