ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
The Relationship between Physical Exercise and Negative Emotions in College Students in the Post-Epidemic Era: The Mediating Role of Emotion Regulation Self-Efficacy.
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- Physical activity and social anxiety among rural-origin university students in Southwest China: exploring potential associative patterns of body image satisfaction and social capital.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Relationship between physical activity and latent profiles of regulatory emotional self-efficacy among high school students: a latent profile analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
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- The impact of physical exercise on college students' mental health through emotion regulation and self-efficacy.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- The Relationship Between Physical Activity and Depression in College Students: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Brain sciences · 2025Review
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Abstract
objectiveTo investigate the relationship between physical activity and negative emotions among college students in the post-epidemic era and determine if emotional regulation plays a mediating role between physical activity and negative emotions.
methods479 college students (293 males, 186 females, M = 19.94, SD = 1.25) who were under closed campus management during the epidemic period were surveyed using the physical activity rating scale (PARS-3), the self-assessment scale for anxiety (SAS), the self-esteem scale for depression (SDS), and the emotion regulation self-efficacy scale (RES).
results(1) Physical activity, negative emotions, and emotion regulation self-efficacy among college students were significantly different by gender (
conclusion(1) Physical activity in the post-epidemic era negatively predicted anxiety and depression in school-isolated college students. (2) Emotion regulation self-efficacy in the post-epidemic era partially mediates the relationship between physical activity and anxiety and depression.
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