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Chinese college students COVID-19 phobia and negative moods: Moderating effects of physical exercise behavior

OBJECTIVE: We investigated the effects of COVID-19 fear on negative moods among college students, and assessed the efficacy of physical exercise behavior as a moderator variable. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study. Students from three colleges and universities in Shangqiu City, Henan Province...

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Autores principales: Han, Shan-shan, Han, Ya-hui, Tong, Wen-xia, Wang, Guang-xu, Ke, You-zhi, Meng, Shu-qiao, Guo, Qiang, Cui, Zhong-lei, Zhang, Jun-yong, Ye, Yu-peng, Zhang, Yao, Li, Ya-xing, Li, Bo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9751473/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36530687
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.1046326
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Sumario:OBJECTIVE: We investigated the effects of COVID-19 fear on negative moods among college students, and assessed the efficacy of physical exercise behavior as a moderator variable. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study. Students from three colleges and universities in Shangqiu City, Henan Province and Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province were enrolled in this study, which was performed during the COVID-19 pandemic using an online questionnaire. A total of 3,133 college students completed the questionnaire. Measurement tools included the COVID-19 Phobia Scale (C19P-S), Depression-Anxiety-Stress Self-Rating Scale (DASS), and the Physical Activity Behavior Scale (PARS-3). RESULTS: During the COVID-19 pandemic, the rates of depression, anxiety, and stressful negative moods among college students were 35.5, 65.5, and 10.95%, respectively; there was a positive correlation between COVID-19 fear and negative moods among college students (r = 0.479, p < 0.001), which was negatively correlated with physical exercise behavior (r = −0.4, p < 0.001); the regulating effects of physical exercise behavior were significant (ΔR2 = 0.04, p < 0.001). CONCLUSION: The rate of negative moods among college students is high, and the fear for COVID-19 is one of the key factors that lead to negative moods. Physical exercise can modulate the impact of COVID-19 fear among college students on negative moods. Studies should elucidate on mental health issues among different populations during the COVID-19 pandemic.