The Effect of Physical Activity on State of Mind: The Mediating Role of Mental Resilience during the COVID-19 Pandemic-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

The Effect of Physical Activity on State of Mind: The Mediating Role of Mental Resilience during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Published:2023-04-05 Issue: Volume: Page:
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Mi Xuan¹,Zhang Meng¹,Zhang Guoli¹

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1. Beijing Sport University

Abstract

Abstract To investigate the current state of home-based physical activity during the COVID-19 pandemic and to explore the effects of physical activity on state of mind and the mediating role of mental resilience, we selected five hundred people from across China to fill out the relevant scales by a convenience sampling method. The data were statistically analyzed using SPSS 22.0 and Amos 22.0. This study found that residents living at home during the COVID-19 pandemic reported reduced physical activity. Home-based physical activity can improve the state of mind directly and improve it indirectly by influencing mental resilience. Residents are advised to participate in physical activity when they stay at home, as doing so benefits their physical and mental health.

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Research Square Platform LLC

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