ArticleFrontiers in psychology2024
Impact of physical activity on anxiety among university students: a moderated mediation model.
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- Physical activity, emotional eating, screen-based sedentary behavior, and physical and mental health in chinese university students: a cross-sectional study.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Anxiety, Psychological Resilience, and Physical Activity Among University Students: Mediation and Latent Profile Analyses.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Cyber-victimized and cognitively fogged? Cyberbullying victimization and executive function.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Interpretable analysis of social anxiety status and influencing factors among college students.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Physical activity and HRQoL among adolescents: the mediating roles of cognitive reappraisal and stress self-management.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- The relationship between physical exercise and social anxiety: the mediating role of social comparison and emotion regulation.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Physical exercise and depression in university students with psychological resilience as mediator and family support as moderator.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Social media addiction as the central mediating variable to explore the mechanism between physical exercise and sleep quality.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- The shaping of adolescent physical activity habitus: The role of family sports culture.PloS one · 2025Article
- Hierarchical clustering of the pre-exam anxiety levels in physically inactive and active adolescent students from 56 countries: an observational study using PISA program data.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
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Abstract
Physical activity among university students significantly influences anxiety, yet the underlying mechanisms require further exploration. This study examines mental toughness as a mediator and social support as a moderator to elucidate these relationships. Methods: Using a cross-sectional design, convenient sampling was employed to select 997 first to fourth-year students from Jishou University for a self-reported survey. Measures included assessments of physical activity, mental toughness, social support, anxiety, and basic demographic variables. Descriptive statistics, correlations, and a moderated mediation model were conducted. Results: Physical activity was significantly negatively correlated with anxiety and positively correlated with mental toughness. Mental toughness was significantly negatively correlated with anxiety, mediating the relationship between physical activity and anxiety to a certain extent. Social support moderated the latter part of the mediated model pathways. Conclusion: Physical activity negatively correlates with anxiety among university students. Mental toughness mediates the relationship between physical activity and anxiety, while social support moderates the latter stages of this mediated model (mental toughness → anxiety).
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