Effect of the Coronavirus Pandemic on Physical Activity in the Context of Mental Well-Being: A Multi-Country Comparison Among Higher Education Students

IF 0.4 Q4 SOCIOLOGY

Corvinus Journal of Sociology and Social Policy Pub Date : 2023-02-13 DOI:10.14267/cjssp.2022.2.6

A. Lukács, G. Van Hal

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Abstract

Regular physical activity (PA) plays a key role in maintaining physical and mental well-being; and even in pandemic time, it has special importance. This study investigated the changes in patterns of moderate and vigorous PA prior to and during coronavirus pandemic in a diverse sample of 125 higher education institutes from 26 countries. Association between mental well-being and changes in PA was also evaluated. Data for the present study has been used from the “COVID-19 International Student Well-being Study” (2020). 88,270 students of higher education aged 23.29 SD=5.70 years (72.8% females) completed an online questionnaire. Results indicated a global decrease both in moderate and vigorous PA, with women becoming more active than their male counterparts during pandemic time. There was a relationship between the change in physical activity pattern and the mental well-being. The most unfavourable mental well-being was observed in students who reduced or stopped PA. During pandemic, PA has been decreased globally; however, a group of students, particularly female students, took the opportunity to increase the amount of PA. The changes in PA before and prior to the pandemic relate to mental well-being. Implementation of promoting PA during pandemic time has a public health issue.

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冠状病毒大流行对心理健康背景下体育活动的影响:多国高等教育学生的比较

规律的身体活动(PA)在维持身心健康方面发挥着关键作用;即使在大流行时期，它也具有特殊的重要性。本研究调查了来自26个国家的125所高等教育机构的不同样本在冠状病毒大流行之前和期间的中度和重度PA模式的变化。心理健康和PA变化之间的关系也被评估。本研究的数据来自“2019冠状病毒病国际学生福利研究”(2020年)。88270名年龄23.29 SD=5.70岁的高等教育学生(72.8%为女性)完成了在线问卷调查。结果表明，在全球范围内，中度和剧烈的PA都有所减少，在大流行期间，女性比男性更活跃。体育活动模式的改变与心理健康之间存在一定的关系。在减少或停止PA的学生中观察到最不利的心理健康。在大流行期间，PA在全球范围内有所减少;然而，一群学生，尤其是女学生，利用这个机会增加了PA的数量。大流行之前和之前PA的变化与精神健康有关。在大流行期间实施促进PA是一个公共卫生问题。

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Corvinus Journal of Sociology and Social Policy SOCIOLOGY-

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