ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
The Relationships among Sport Participation Level, Flow Experience, Perceived Health Status and Depression Level of College Students.
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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
- 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
- Association between physical activity and depression in university students: a systematic review and meta-analysis with public health implications.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Review
- The impact of sports participation on the psychological state of the Chinese population from the perspective of sports resources.PloS one · 2026Article
- The Relationship Between Physical Activity and Depression in College Students: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Brain sciences · 2025Review
- The Association between Adverse Childhood and Adulthood Experiences, Social Isolation, Loneliness, and Depression among Young Adults in South Korea.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between sport participation level, flow, perceived health status and depression using gender and grades as control variables of college students in Taiwan. Based on previous research, the study established the proposed model: using sport participation level and flow experience as predicting variables, perceived health status and depression as dependent variables, and gender and grades as control variables. A total of 700 structured questionnaires were distributed to college students using convenience sampling among seven universities in Taiwan with a valid return rate of 86.5%. Structural equation modeling was used to test the relationships among the above-mentioned variables. The study found: 1. Male students had higher self-rated health perception than female students. 2. Students with higher grades perceived higher levels of depression than those with lower grades. 3. Among all variables, the level of sport participation had a positive predicting power of perceived health status and a negative predicting power of depression level; perceived health status had a negative predicting power of depression; while flow had no moderating effect among sport participation level, perceived health status and depression. In the model, the predicting variables had a predicting power of 0.58 (R
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