Correlation between college students’ attitude towards physical exercise, psychological capital, and anxiety disorders

Abstract

Background

Physical exercise promotes physical activity, regulates mental state, and helps to improve the psychological state of individual college students and reduce anxiety symptoms.

Subjects and Methods

Randomly select 50 students from a sports college of a certain university, including 25 males and 25 females. Select 50 students from non-sports colleges, including 25 males and 25 females. The total subjects amount to 100 students. The Physical Exercise Frequency Scale and the Anxiety Self-Test Scale (SAS) were used. The exercise volume and anxiety level of college students were evaluated. The test results were statistically analyzed using SPPS23.0 software.

Results

82% of college students in this college enjoy physical exercise. 50% of students exercise 3 times a week, 25% twice a week, and 5% once a week. 18% do not enjoy physical exercise. According to the results of the Self-Test Anxiety Scale (SAS), 95% of college students in the school do not have anxiety symptoms, 5% of students suffer from anxiety disorder, and all 5% come from non-sports students. According to the SPSS statistical results, the anxiety level of different students is P<0.05, and there is a negative correlation between the anxiety level and the frequency of physical exercise, with a P-value less than 0.05, which is statistically significant.

Conclusions

Most college students in this school have a positive psychological state, and there is a certain correlation between physical exercise and anxiety. Therefore, physical exercise can help alleviate anxiety symptoms by promoting mental state.

Acknowledgement

General Project of Social Science Planning in Chongqing (No. 2022NDYB198); General Project of Education Science Planning in Chongqing (No. 2022-GX-49); Chongqing Jiaotong University 2021 Education and Teaching Reform Research Key Project (No. 2102004).