TY  - JOUR
A1  - Zhang, Zhihao
A1  - Wang, Ting
A1  - Kuang, Jin
A1  - Herold, Fabian
A1  - Ludyga, Sebastian
A1  - Li, Jingming
A1  - Hall, Daniel L.
A1  - Taylor, Alyx
A1  - Healy, Sean
A1  - Yeung, Albert S.
A1  - Kramer, Arthur F.
A1  - Zou, Liye
T1  - The roles of exercise tolerance and resilience in the effect of physical activity on emotional states among college students
T2  - International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology
N2  - Background/objective: Negative emotional states, such as depression, anxiety, and stress challenge health care due to their long-term consequences for mental disorders. Accumulating evidence indicates that regular physical activity (PA) can positively influence negative emotional states. Among possible candidates, resilience and exercise tolerance in particular have the potential to partly explain the positive effects of PA on negative emotional states. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate the association between PA and negative emotional states, and further determine the mediating effects of exercise tolerance and resilience in such a relationship. Method: In total, 1117 Chinese college students (50.4% female, Mage=18.90, SD=1.25) completed a psychosocial battery, including the 21-item Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21), the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC), the Preference for and Tolerance of the Intensity of Exercise Questionnaire (PRETIE-Q), and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire short form (IPAQ-SF). Regression analysis was used to identify the serial multiple mediation, controlling for gender, age and BMI. Results: PA, exercise intensity-tolerance, and resilience were significantly negatively correlated with negative emotional states (Ps<.05). Further, exercise tolerance and resilience partially mediated the relationship between PA and negative emotional states. Conclusions: Resilience and exercise intensity-tolerance can be achieved through regularly engaging in PA, and these newly observed variables play critical roles in prevention of mental illnesses, especially college students who face various challenges. Recommended amount of PA should be incorporated into curriculum or sport clubs within a campus environment.
KW  - Exercise tolerance
KW  - Resilience
KW  - Physical activity
KW  - Emotion
KW  - Depression
Y1  - 2022
UR  - https://publishup.uni-potsdam.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/64413
SN  - 1697-2600
SN  - 1576-7329
VL  - 22
IS  - 3
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - New York
ER  -