Relationship between physical exercise and depression in university students:the chain mediation of social support and anti-frustration ability
This paper tries to explore the relationship between physical exercise and depression among university students and the chain mediating role of social support and anti-frustration ability.Method A taken in this research is questionnaire on 627 college students by applying the physical activity rating scale,the appreciative social scale,the college students'anti-frustration com petence questionnaire,and the flow adjustment centre depression scale.Method B is descriptive statistical analysis and chain mediation effect analysis,which were conducted by using SPSS 23.0.and AMOS 23.0 respectively.Results ①Physical exercise among university students was significantly positively correlated with social support and anti-frustration ability(r=0.17,0.22,P<0.01),significantly negatively correlated with de-pression(r=-0.17,P<0.01),social support was significantly positively correlated with the anti-frustra-tion ability(r=0.65,P<0.01),significantly negatively correlated with depression(r=-0.52,P<0.01),and anti-frustration ability was significantly negatively correlated with depression(r=-0.53,P<0.01).②Social support mediated significantly between physical exercise and depression in college students(β=-0.07,P<0.01),and anti-frustration ability mediated significantly between physical exercise and depression in college students(β=-0.05,P<0.001).③The chain mediation between social support and anti-frustration ability between physical exercise and depression in college students was significant(β=-0.08,P<0.001).Conclusion Physical exercise can directly influence depression in college students,but also in-directly through the separate mediating effects of social support and anti-frustration ability and the chain mediating effect.
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