ArticleBehavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)2025
Social Challenges on University Campuses: How Does Physical Activity Affect Social Anxiety? The Dual Roles of Loneliness and Gender.
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- Group sports games for social anxiety in university students: a randomized controlled trial revealing gender-specific efficacy.BMC psychology · 2025Trial
- Physical Activity and Negative Emotional States Among Female College Students: A Three-Wave Cross-Lagged Study.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Network Analysis of Physical Activity, Personality, Goal Orientation and Depressive Subdimensions in College Students: Behavioral-Personality-Motivation Profiles.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The impact of appearance anxiety on loneliness among college students: an integrative model.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- The impact of school sports atmosphere on college students' social anxiety: the mediating role of exercise self-efficacy and the moderating effect of gender.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Physical activity and adolescents' parasocial relationships with virtual idols: evidence from loneliness, gender differences, and network analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- The Relationship Between Physical Activity and Interpersonal Distress Among High School Students: A Moderated Mediation Model.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The relationship between physical activity and social anxiety in adolescents: a cross-lagged study.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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Abstract
Social anxiety is a prevalent mental health concern among college students, often intensified by academic and interpersonal pressures on campus. This study investigated the relationship between physical activity, loneliness, and social anxiety among college students, aiming to examine the mediating role of loneliness in the process of physical activity affecting social anxiety, as well as the moderating role of gender in this mediating effect. A cross-sectional research design was adopted, and data on physical activity levels, loneliness, and social anxiety were collected through questionnaires completed by 638 students at a university in China. This study conducted a single-factor Harman test, descriptive statistical analysis, reliability analysis, correlation analysis, and independent-samples
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