ArticlePsychology research and behavior management2022
The Effect of Physical Activity on Anxiety: The Mediating Role of Subjective Well-Being and the Moderating Role of Gender.
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- Padel, pickleball and wellbeing: a systematic review.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Pooled it
- Physical activity and mental health: a systematic review and best-evidence synthesis of mediation and moderation studies.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2024Pooled it
- The chain mediating role of physical exercise and anxiety in the relationship between school connectedness and sleep disorders among adolescents.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- The mediating role of physical self-perception and the moderating effect of gender in the association between physical activity and psychological well-being among young recreational participants.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- The impact of physical exercise on internalizing and externalizing problem behaviors among middle school students: correlation and regression prediction analysis.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2025Article
- A study on the relationship between high school students' sleep quality, physical exercise, academic stress, and subjective well-being.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Understanding the moderating role of gender in physical activity enjoyment and mental well-being: evidence from university students' campus recreation participation.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Effects of physical activity participation on subjective well-being of Chinese residents: mediating effects of physical health status and perceived social development.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Differences in insomnia-related self-reported outcomes among elderly hospitalized patients.World journal of psychiatry · 2024Article
- The association between physical activity and anxiety in college students: parallel mediation of life satisfaction and self-efficacy.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Effect of Sleep Quality on Anxiety and Depression Symptoms among College Students in China's Xizang Region: The Mediating Effect of Cognitive Emotion Regulation.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
Purpose: To explore the role of subjective well-being in the relationship between physical activity (PA) and anxiety and whether the model is moderated by gender. Methods: We conducted a questionnaire survey by selecting 1153 college students from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China, and data were analyzed using SPSS, Process, and AMOS. Results: 1) Correlation analysis showed that PA, subjective well-being, and anxiety were significantly related. Also, we found subjective well-being to differ significantly on the demographic variable registered residence. 2) Subjective well-being played a mediating role between PA and anxiety. 3) Gender played a moderating role in the direct effect of PA on anxiety, shown by the significant difference in the path coefficients between the male and female models (male: β = -0.03, p > 0.05, female: β = 0.10, p < 0.05). Conclusion: Subjective well-being mediated the relationship between PA and anxiety, and gender moderated the mediating model. These findings highlight the importance of PA in reducing anxiety and increasing subjective well-being in the context of an epidemic.
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