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Analyzing the effect of physical exercise on social anxiety in college students using the chain mediation model.
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- The impact of physical activity on the psychological wellbeing and study abroad satisfaction of Chinese international students in a cross-cultural context.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Candy Crush over skipping rope? Real-time EEG-based anxiety index reduction via brief gaming interventions breaks in high-stress anesthesia residency shifts.BMC medical education · 2026Article
- 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
- Can physical exercise alleviate social anxiety in junior high school students by improving body image?Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Emotional intelligence mediates the relationship between sport type and social anxiety in adolescents.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
- Physical activity and alexithymia: chain mediation of sense of coherence and social anxiety-a study of chemistry majors.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- The impact of physical exercise on college students' interpersonal skills: the chain mediation effect of social anxiety and peer relationships.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Effects of physical activity on anxiety phenomenon in vocational college students-chain mediation of self-control and mobile phone dependence.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- The relationship between physical activity and social anxiety in adolescents: a cross-lagged study.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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Abstract
This study aimed to explore the relationship between physical exercise and social anxiety among college students and to analyse the chain-mediated role of self-control and mental toughness in it. Using a cross-sectional survey method with physical exercise rating scale, social anxiety scale, self-control scale and mental toughness scale as measurement tools, 534 university students, 50.74% of whom were female and 49.25% of whom were male, were surveyed by stratified whole group convenience sampling method, and mediated effect analyses were conducted using SPSS27.0 and Process plug-in. Two-by-two correlations between physical exercise, self-control, mental toughness, and social anxiety among college students. Physical exercise positively predicted self-control and mental toughness and negatively predicted social anxiety among college students. Self-control and mental toughness individually mediated the relationship between physical exercise and college students' social anxiety. Self-control and mental toughness acted as chain mediators between Physical exercise and college students' social anxiety. Physical exercise is an effective way to alleviate social anxiety among college students, both directly on their social anxiety levels and indirectly through the chain-mediated effects of self-control and mental toughness.
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