Expectations regarding school decreases emotional distress among college students in Western China: the buffering role of physical exercises.

IF 3 3区医学 Q2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Frontiers in Public Health Pub Date : 2024-11-06 eCollection Date: 2024-01-01 DOI:10.3389/fpubh.2024.1412199

Di Su, Lina Huang, Helin Zou, Lulu Zhang, Yi Feng

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Abstract

Background: College students in Western China face unique economic, cultural, and educational environments, yet limited studies have specifically investigated the factors or interventions concerning emotional distress within this population.

Aim: This study aimed to explore whether school belongingness mediates the relationship between expectations regarding school and emotional distress among college students in Western China, and whether physical exercise moderates this mediation.

Methods: Employing a cross-sectional design, 1,063 college students in Xinjiang, China were recruited for this study. A self-administered electronic questionnaire assessed expectations regarding school, school belongingness, physical exercise, anxiety, and depression. Structural equation modeling was utilized to analyze mediating and moderating effects.

Results: Expectations regarding school was negatively associated with emotional distress. School exclusion and school acceptance fully mediated the effect of expectations regarding school on emotional distress. Physical exercise moderated the mediating effect of school exclusion, but not that of school acceptance.

Conclusion: Expectations regarding school and school belongingness, particularly the exclusion component, emerge as pivotal factors influencing emotional distress among college students in Western China. Furthermore, physical exercise presents itself as a promising targeted intervention for alleviating emotional distress within this demographic.

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对学校的期望会减少中国西部大学生的情绪困扰：体育锻炼的缓冲作用。

背景：中国西部地区的大学生面临着独特的经济、文化和教育环境：目的：本研究旨在探讨学校归属感是否能调节中国西部大学生对学校的期望与情绪困扰之间的关系，以及体育锻炼是否能调节这种调节作用：本研究采用横断面设计，在中国新疆招募了 1 063 名大学生。自填式电子问卷调查了学生对学校的期望、学校归属感、体育锻炼、焦虑和抑郁。研究利用结构方程模型分析了中介效应和调节效应：结果：对学校的期望与情绪困扰呈负相关。学校排斥和学校接纳完全调节了对学校的期望对情绪困扰的影响。体育锻炼能调节学校排斥的中介效应，但不能调节学校接纳的中介效应：结论：对学校的期望和学校归属感，尤其是学校排斥部分，是影响中国西部大学生情绪困扰的关键因素。此外，体育锻炼也是缓解这一人群情绪困扰的一种很有前景的针对性干预措施。

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Frontiers in Public Health Medicine-Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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4.80

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7.70%

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4469

审稿时长

14 weeks

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