Physical activity alleviates mental health problems related to bullying through moderating rumination

IF 3.8 4区医学 Q1 PSYCHIATRY

Asian journal of psychiatry Pub Date : 2025-02-09 DOI:10.1016/j.ajp.2025.104391

Yan Chen , Jiaqi Song , Wei Qu , Yanli Zhao , Jiahua Xu , Hao Xu , Yunlong Tan , Zhiren Wang , Dianying Liu , Shuping Tan

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Abstract

Background

Physical activity and experiencing bullying is a protective and risk factor for mental health, respectively. Adolescents who suffer from bullying tend to be trapped in rumination, leading to mental health problem. However, the interaction among them from the perspective of increasing protective factors and reducing risk factors is unclear. This study explored whether rumination mediated the association between experiencing bullying and mental health problems and the moderating role of physical activity.

Method

This study investigated 13,983 students from high school in Jiangxi Province, China, and assessed for experiencing bullying, rumination, mental health problems (depressive, anxiety, and insomnia symptoms), and physical activity. Moderated mediation analysis was conducted using R software (version 4.1.1).

Results

Significant differences were observed in rumination, physical activity and mental health problems between adolescents who have experienced bullying and those who have not (p < 0.001). Rumination mediated the relationship between experiencing bullying and depressive symptoms (β= 0.45, 95 % CI [0.42, 0.48]), anxiety symptoms (β= 0.37, 95 % CI [0.35, 0.39]), and insomnia symptoms (β= 0.36, 95 % CI [0.33, 0.38]). Moreover, physical activity moderated the relationship between rumination and depressive symptoms (coeff = −0.03, p < 0.001), anxiety symptoms (coeff = −0.02, p < 0.001), and insomnia symptoms (coeff = −0.01, p < 0.001).

Conclusions

Rumination and physical activity mediated and moderated, respectively, the relationship between experiencing bullying and adolescents’ mental health problems. These findings indicate that schools and society should establish a campus bullying early warning system, pay attention to bullying incidents and promote physical activity.

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Asian journal of psychiatry Medicine-Psychiatry and Mental Health

CiteScore

12.70

自引率

5.30%

发文量

297

审稿时长

35 days

期刊介绍： The Asian Journal of Psychiatry serves as a comprehensive resource for psychiatrists, mental health clinicians, neurologists, physicians, mental health students, and policymakers. Its goal is to facilitate the exchange of research findings and clinical practices between Asia and the global community. The journal focuses on psychiatric research relevant to Asia, covering preclinical, clinical, service system, and policy development topics. It also highlights the socio-cultural diversity of the region in relation to mental health.