ArticleFrontiers in psychology2022
An empirical study of physical activity and sports affecting mental health of university students.
Article in Frontiers in psychology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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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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- The impact of sport engagement on life satisfaction, mental and psychological well-being among athletes.PloS one · 2026Article
- Estimating indicator weights for the motor health of pre-school-aged children: an integrated-methods approach.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- The relationship between physical activity and mental health in middle-aged and older Chinese adults: a moderated mediation and cross-lagged model.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- The influence of exercise self-efficacy and gender on the relationship between exercise motivation and physical activity in college students.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Building an evaluation model for the motor health of preschool-aged children from the perspective of interdisciplinary integration.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Beyond the operating room: addressing the "second-victim" phenomenon in surgical practice.European journal of medical research · 2024Review
- Students' Well-Being and Academic Engagement: A Multivariate Analysis of the Influencing Factors.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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- Influencing Factors and Improvement Path of Academic Engagement among College Students in the Context of Epidemic Prevention and Control.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
Physical activity (PA) and sports are extremely essential elements for physical and mental health among adolescents. Around 30% of 16 years old and above in Malaysia have mental health issues. For this purpose, 512 university students from Malaysia were surveyed through social media, with 74% response rate. Structural equation model partial least square (SEM-PLS) was used to examine the effect of PA and sports on mental health. The results revealed that both PA (
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