ArticleWorld journal of psychiatry2023
Influence of physical education on anxiety, depression, and self-esteem among college students.
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Abstract
backgroundPhysical education is pivotal in our country's education reform. Urban schools have notably enhanced the intensity of physical education in recent years. However, the effects of physical education on students' anxiety, depression, and self-esteem levels, as well as their interrelations, remain unexplored.
aimTo analyze the influence of physical education on students' anxiety, depression, and self-esteem.
methodsThis study employed a cross-sectional design. A stratified cluster sampling method was used to select 478 first-year university students. Self-administered questionnaires were used to investigate the physical education status and basic information of college students. We used the Physical Activity Rank Scale-3 (PARS-3), Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS), Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS), and Self-Esteem Scale (SES) to assess the level of exercise, anxiety, depression, and self-esteem. Multiple Logistic regression was used to analyze the factors influencing anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem. The receiver operating characteristic curve and area under the curve (AUC) were used to evaluate the predictive ability of PARS-3 scores for anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem. Spearman's correlation was used to analyze the correlations among the PARS-3, SAS, SDS, and SES.
resultsCompared with the domestic norms, SAS and SDS scores were higher, and SES scores were lower (
conclusionThe amount of physical activity is negatively correlated with anxiety and depression degree and positively correlated with self-esteem degree.
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