The association between physical fitness and physical activity among Chinese college students

Wang, Junli

doi:10.1080/07448481.2018.1515747

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“…Because higher cardiorespiratory fitness (aerobic power) level has a significant association with decreased incidence of depressive symptoms [ 52 ], the significant relationship of handgrip strength with the risk of depressive symptoms might be attenuated when adjusting for cardiorespiratory fitness. In addition, accumulating studies indicate that physical activity is associated with muscle strength among Chinese college students [ 53 ], and physical activity level is related to muscle strength and aerobic power, but not joint flexibility and muscle endurance, in Chinese adolescents [ 54 ]. Taken together, muscle strength, but not other physical fitness components, is inversely related to the risk of depressive symptoms.…”

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Association between muscle strength and depressive symptoms among Chinese female college freshmen: a cross-sectional study

Ren

Cao

et al. 2020

BMC Musculoskelet Disord

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Background: Increased physical activity level is related to lower risk of depressive symptoms, and there is an inverse association between muscle strength and risk of depressive symptoms among the elderly. Although there is evidence of an inverse association between muscle strength and depressive symptoms, the relationship between these variables in a younger population is still unknown. This study aimed to examine the association between handgrip strength, a representative indicator of skeletal muscle strength, and the risk of depressive symptoms among Chinese female college freshmen. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 867 participants aged between 16 and 23 years. Handgrip strength was measured with a handheld digital Smedley dynamometer, and handgrip strength relative to body weight (kg/kg) was calculated and was classified into tertiles as follows: low (0.32-0.50), medium (0.51-0.58), and high (0.59-0.94). Depressive symptoms were evaluated using the 20-item Zung self-rating depression scale (SDS), and three cutoff points were used to indicate different depression levels. Results: We found that 10.7% of participants were classified as having severe depressive symptoms using an SDS score of 50 as the cutoff point. After adjusting for potential confounders, the adjusted odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for moderate-to-severe depressive symptoms across tertiles of the relative handgrip strength were 1.00 (reference) for tertile 1, 0.614 (0.353, 1.069) for tertile 2, and 0.537 (0.292, 0.988) for tertile 3 (P for trend = 0.041). The significant associations remained when other cutoff points (SDS scores: 48 or 45) were used. Interactions between handgrip strength and potential confounders for depressive symptoms in the final models were not significant. Conclusions: Our findings indicate that handgrip strength is inversely and independently related to the risk of depressive symptoms among Chinese female college freshmen. The present findings can help develop an effective intervention strategy against depression. Further intervention studies are needed to explore the mechanisms underlying the effects of handgrip strength on depressive symptoms.

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Association between muscle strength and depressive symptoms among Chinese female college freshmen: a cross-sectional study

Ren

Cao

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BMC Musculoskelet Disord

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“…Conversely, physical activity positively affected healthrelated physical parameters and well-being and increasing well-being in college students [14,15]. Previous studies [14,16] shown a significant reduction in physical activity behaviour and participation among college students in low-, middle-and highincome countries. Physical activity could avoid harmful effect on mental health, stress, anxiety to college students [17,18].…”

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The psychophysiological effects of the COVID-19 quarantine in the college students

Soylu

2021

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Background and Study Aim. A global pandemic affected by COVID-19 resulted in restrictions to daily routines, including recreation activities, social skills, and academic and health quality of college students. This study aimed to evaluate the psychophysiological effect of coronavirus quarantine on physical activity and its’ relationship between sleep quality, mood states and musculoskeletal pain in college students. Material and Methods. A total of 392 (male = 150; female = 242; age = 22.9±5.5) college students completed an online survey. The International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form (IPAQ-SF), the Brunel Mood Scale, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and the Visual Analogue Scale for musculoskeletal pain (MSP) were used in this study. Results. Total physical activity significantly correlation with PSQI (p < 0.05, r = -.103), fatigue (p < 0.01, r = -.344), depression (p < 0.01, r = -.258), angry (p < 0.01, r = -.210), vigour (p < 0.01, r = -.344), neck and shoulder, upper and lower back (p < 0.01, r = -.225), neck and shoulder correlation (p < 0.01, r = -.230), upper and lower back (p < 0.01, r = -.209). Furthermore, a positive correlation was shown between PSQI and negative moods and a negative correlation with positive mood. Conclusions. During quarantine, decreased physical activity was associated with higher negative mood states and poor sleep quality and more MSP. The COVID-19 quarantine has considerably affected mental health-related crisis consists of desperation, self-consciousness and deficiency of physical capabilities in young adults, especially in college students.

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“…The beneficial effects of physical activity (PA) on mental health, quality of life and academics have been described in several studies [1,2]. Existing studies emphasized the relationship between physical activity and academic performance [1,3,4], depression [2,5,6], fitness [7][8][9], happiness [10], anxiety [11][12][13] and psychological distress [14]. However, a systemic review conducted by Larun et al [15] with randomized control trials revealed that physical activity was not associated with anxiety among students.…”

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Mechanism Between Physical Activity and Academic Anxiety: Evidence from Pakistan

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A plethora of research has explored the benefits of physical activities on several variables such as academic performances, quality of life, fitness, levels of stress, and depression. However, less research considered the impact of physical activity on academic anxiety, self-enhancement, and self-criticism. This study examines the influence of physical activity on academic anxiety with self-enhancement and self-criticism playing a mediating role. Data for this model has been collected by using structured questionnaires administered to 418 Pakistani university students (undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate) aged between 18 and 36 years old. Structural equation modeling through analysis of moment structures (AMOS) was applied to find that physical activity significantly reduces academic anxiety and self-criticism, and it develops self-enhancement. Further, self-enhancement was negatively associated with academic anxiety while self-criticism is directly related to academic anxiety. More importantly, self-enhancement and self-criticism partially mediated between physical activity and academic anxiety of university students in Pakistan. This research recommends governments to support physical activity programs for university students.

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The association between physical fitness and physical activity among Chinese college students

Cited by 66 publications

References 20 publications

Association between muscle strength and depressive symptoms among Chinese female college freshmen: a cross-sectional study

Association between muscle strength and depressive symptoms among Chinese female college freshmen: a cross-sectional study

The psychophysiological effects of the COVID-19 quarantine in the college students

Mechanism Between Physical Activity and Academic Anxiety: Evidence from Pakistan

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