Mediation Impact of Physical Literacy and Activity Between Psychological Distress and Life Satisfaction Among College Students During COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

The study aims to examine the mediation effects of physical literacy and physical activity behavior in a relationship between psychological distress and life satisfaction among Chinese college students during the real-life Coronavirus disease pandemic (COVID-19) circumstance. This study implemented a cross-sectional design, and 1,516 participants from 12 universities participated in this study. Structural equation modeling was used to examine a hypothesized model. The findings indicated an acceptable model fit ( X2[61] = 508.2, Comparative Fit Index [CFI] = 0.958, Tucker Lewis Index [TLI] = 0.946, Root Mean Square Error of Approximation [RMSEA] = 0.076, 90% CI [0.070, 0.082], Standardized Root Mean Square Residual [SRMR] = 0.047). The results indicated that college students with low participation in physical activity could experience less than healthy living conditions. The findings offered empirical support to the theory that physical literacy could advance individuals’ healthy living by promoting physical activity participation. The study suggested that educational institutions and physical activity programs should cultivate individuals’ physical literacy in order to promote lifelong healthy living.

Role of Satisfaction with Life, Sex and Body Mass Index in Physical Literacy of Spanish Children

“…However, no research on the influence of PL on LS levels in children has been conducted. PL was favourably linked with major dimensions of emotional and social well-being in the adolescent population [44], and in undergraduates [47], researchers discovered that PL had a mediating influence on LS, which is consistent with the findings of Ma, Liu, Raymond Sum, Gao, Li, Choi, Huang and Xiang [48], who discovered a direct association between PL and mental health and resilience. As a result, and consistent with prior research and the findings of this study, given the direct association between PL and several components of LS, LS may play a role in PL.…”

“…It should be noted that PA and PL are important factors that could influence the promotion of LS [47], and have been directly related to mental health and resilience (Ma,et al [48]). In this regard, since it has been shown that the females report worse mental health [49] and self-esteem [50], poorer physical fitness [51] and less healthy BMI [51], it is considered necessary to analyse the influence of gender and fitness on the different domains of PL, as well as on weight categories and possible differences.…”

Exploring the mediating roles of physical literacy and mindfulness on psychological distress and life satisfaction among college students

“…Future studies may examine the relationships among the variables to different student populations to enhance the generalizability of the findings. Furthermore, although the instruments used in this study were previously validated for Chinese students ( Bai et al, 2011 ; Dong et al, 2020 ; Dong et al, 2023 ; Gong et al, 2010 ), cultural factors might have influenced the results. Future studies could investigate the cultural validation of these instruments.…”

“…Enhancing PL not only fosters engagement in PA but also protects against exercise-related injuries and illness resulting from PI ( Jurbala, 2015 ). Studies have shown a positive association between PL and PA engagement ( Caldwell et al, 2020 ; Choi et al, 2018 ; Dong et al, 2023 ; Kwan et al, 2019 ; Ma et al, 2020 ). For example, Kwan et al (2019) reported that a PL-based intervention increased first-year college students’ positive attitudes toward PA, correlating with higher engagement in PA. Ma et al (2020) found a positive association between PL and PA among college students, while Choi et al (2018) reported a similar relationship among adolescents aged 12 to 18 years.…”

Alfabetización física y salud mental: asociaciones en alumnos de educación física de primaria y secundaria (Physical literacy and mental health: Associations in elementary and secondary physical education students)

“…En el estudio de ambas variables, los resultados hallados por la comunidad científica sugieren una correlación positiva, explicada por el efecto mediador de la motivación y de la satisfacción (Dong et al, 2023;Ma et al, 2021). La actividad física tiene un impacto directo en la calidad de vida, un constructo multidimensional interrelacionado con la salud mental y física (López-Ruiz et al, 2021), y los investigadores han encontrado que aquellos individuos con un bajo nivel de actividad física son propensos a tener una menor calidad de vida, puesto que la actividad física disminuía el estrés psicológico y aumentaba la satisfacción vital Wang et al, 2024).…”