ArticleFrontiers in psychology2025
Green exercise, nature connectedness, and academic burnout: a psychological study based on Chinese university students.
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- The influence of outdoor physical activity on the physical and mental health of college students: a systematic review.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- Can middle school students counteract academic burnout through physical exercise? A cross-sectional study from China.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- University marathons as structured health interventions: deconstructing the role of event culture, organization, activities and services in student engagement.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
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Abstract
Purpose: This study investigated the associations between green exercise, nature connectedness, and academic burnout among university students, with a focus on whether nature connectedness mediates the relationship between green exercise and burnout. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted with Chinese university students. Green exercise, nature connectedness, and three dimensions of academic burnout-emotional exhaustion (EE), cynicism (CY), and reduced personal accomplishment (RPA)-were assessed using validated self-report measures. Data were analyzed with confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), correlation analysis, and structural equation modeling (SEM). Mediation effects were tested using bias-corrected bootstrapping with 5,000 resamples. Results: Green exercise was positively correlated with nature connectedness ( Conclusion: The findings indicate that green exercise is a robust protective factor against academic burnout, operating both directly and indirectly through enhanced nature connectedness. Framed within Conservation of Resources theory and stress coping perspectives, these results suggest that outdoor physical activity and a strong sense of connection to nature function as interrelated resources that reduce strain, support resilience, and promote student well-being in higher education contexts.
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