Longitudinal relationships among early adolescent physical exercise, internalizing symptoms, and learning engagement: exploring within-person dynamics and the role of gender differences.

IF 4.6 3区 医学 Q1 PEDIATRICS
Bohang Wei, Wenyuan Jiang, Jianfeng Liu, Jingtao Wu, Chunmeng Xu, Yujiang Guo, Mingjun Xie
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Abstract

Background: Current research lacks comprehensive investigation into the longitudinal relationships among physical exercise (PE), internalizing symptoms (IS), and learning engagement (LE) from an integrated perspective. Particularly scarce are examinations of underlying mediating mechanisms and gender differences within these longitudinal relationships.

Aims: (1) To adopt a comprehensive approach in examining the within-person relationships among PE, IS, and LE, as well as their potential mediating mechanisms; (2) To investigate whether gender differences exist in the relationships among these three variables.

Sample and methods: A one-year longitudinal study with 1,601 Chinese junior high school students assessed PE, IS, and LE at three time points (T1: December 2023, T2: June 2024, T3: December 2024). Random intercept cross-lagged panel models (RI-CLPM) and multi-group analyses were conducted.

Results: RI-CLPM results revealed that: (1) T1 PE positively predicted T2 LE, and T2 PE positively predicted T3 LE; (2) T1 LE negatively predicted T2 IS; (3) T1 IS negatively predicted T2 LE, T2 IS negatively predicted T3 LE, and T2 LE negatively predicted T3 IS, confirming bidirectional relationships; (4) T2 IS longitudinally mediated between T1 PE and T3 LE. The results of gender-based multi-group comparison showed that: (1) autoregressive pathway of T1 PE to T2 PE was only significant in boys; (2) the autoregressive path of T2 IS to T3 IS was only significant in girls; (3) The positive prediction path of T1 PE on T2 LE was only significant in boys, and the positive prediction path of T2 PE on T3 LE was only significant in boys. (4) The negative prediction path of T2 LE on T3 IS was only significant in boys. (5) In both boys and girls, T2 IS plays a longitudinal mediating role between T1 PE and T3 LE.

Conclusions: Among boys in early adolescence, physical exercise habits were more persistent. Physical exercise promoted learning engagement, while higher learning engagement was linked to reduced internalizing symptoms. Among girls in early adolescence, internalizing symptoms showed greater persistence over time. Importantly, for both genders, internalizing symptoms undermine their learning engagement; physical exercise exerts a long-term protective effect against internalizing symptoms. Furthermore, for both genders, physical exercise enhanced learning engagement by mitigating internalizing symptoms.

青少年早期体育锻炼、内化症状和学习投入之间的纵向关系:探索个人动态和性别差异的作用。
背景:目前的研究缺乏从综合角度对体育锻炼(PE)、内化症状(IS)和学习投入(LE)之间的纵向关系进行全面的调查。尤其缺乏对这些纵向关系中的潜在中介机制和性别差异的研究。目的:(1)采用综合方法研究PE、IS和LE之间的人际关系,以及它们潜在的中介机制;(2)考察这三个变量之间的关系是否存在性别差异。样本与方法:对1601名中国初中生进行为期一年的纵向研究,在三个时间点(T1: 2023年12月,T2: 2024年6月,T3: 2024年12月)评估体育课、IS和LE。随机截距交叉滞后面板模型(RI-CLPM)和多组分析。结果:RI-CLPM结果显示:(1)T1 PE与T2 LE呈正相关,T2 PE与T3 LE呈正相关;(2) T1 LE负预测T2 IS;(3) T1 IS负预测T2 LE, T2 IS负预测T3 LE, T2 LE负预测T3 IS,证实了双向关系;(4) T2 IS在T1 PE和T3 LE之间是纵向介导的。基于性别的多组比较结果显示:(1)T1 - T2 PE自回归通路仅在男孩中显著;(2) T2 IS到T3 IS的自回归路径仅在女生中有统计学意义;(3) T1 PE对T2 LE的阳性预测路径仅在男生中有统计学意义,T2 PE对T3 LE的阳性预测路径仅在男生中有统计学意义。(4) T2 LE对T3 IS的负向预测路径仅在男孩中有统计学意义。(5)在男孩和女孩中,T2 IS在T1 PE和T3 LE之间起纵向中介作用。结论:在青春期早期的男孩中,体育锻炼习惯更持久。体育锻炼促进了学习投入,而更高的学习投入与内化症状的减少有关。在青春期早期的女孩中,内化症状随着时间的推移表现出更大的持久性。重要的是,无论男女,内化症状都会破坏他们的学习投入;体育锻炼对内化症状有长期的保护作用。此外,对于男女,体育锻炼通过减轻内化症状来提高学习参与度。
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Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health PEDIATRICSPSYCHIATRY-PSYCHIATRY
CiteScore
7.00
自引率
3.60%
发文量
84
审稿时长
16 weeks
期刊介绍: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, the official journal of the International Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions, is an open access, online journal that provides an international platform for rapid and comprehensive scientific communication on child and adolescent mental health across different cultural backgrounds. CAPMH serves as a scientifically rigorous and broadly open forum for both interdisciplinary and cross-cultural exchange of research information, involving psychiatrists, paediatricians, psychologists, neuroscientists, and allied disciplines. The journal focusses on improving the knowledge base for the diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of mental health conditions in children and adolescents, and aims to integrate basic science, clinical research and the practical implementation of research findings. In addition, aspects which are still underrepresented in the traditional journals such as neurobiology and neuropsychology of psychiatric disorders in childhood and adolescence are considered.
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