SynthesisFrontiers in psychology2025
Effect of exercise intervention on anxiety among college students: a meta-analysis.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Traditional Chinese mind-body practices on anxiety levels in university students: a multilevel dose-response meta-analysis.BMC psychology · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of Tai Chi on Mental Health in college students: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- Pooled it
- Physical activity motivation is inversely associated with anxiety: a cross-sectional serial mediation analysis involving smartphone addiction symptoms and sleep quality in medical undergraduates.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Case report for an intervention for scientific pressure by brief strategic withdrawal.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Effects of exercise on depression and anxiety in university students: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Review
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- To explore the relationship between physical activity and sleep quality of college students based on the mediating effect of stress and subjective well-being.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- The effect of physical exercise on Chinese college students' mental sub-health: the mediating role of mental resilience and the moderating role of self-efficacy.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
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Abstract
Objective: This study conducted a meta-analysis to examine the impact of exercise interventions on anxiety levels among college students. Methods: Under Review Manager 5.3 and Stata17.0, subgroup analyses were conducted on data from 514 subjects across 10 studies from Chinese and English literature. The analyses examined intervention content, intervention period, single intervention duration and intervention frequency. A random effects model was employed to assess the overall effect size and heterogeneity. Results: The exercise intervention demonstrated a significant effect on reducing anxiety among college students, with a large effect size ( Conclusion: This meta-analysis has found that structured physical exercise programs, especially mind-body integrative exercises, can alleviate anxiety to the greatest extent, offering evidence-based guidance for implementing targeted exercise interventions in college mental health programs. Systematic review registration: https://doi.org/10.37766/inplasy2024.11.0006.
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