J Phys Act Health. 2020 May 5;17(6):610-620. doi: 10.1123/jpah.2019-0431.
Physical activity (PA) promotes health and well-being. For students, university represents a transitional period, including increased independence over lifestyle behaviors, in addition to new stressors and barriers to engaging in PA. It is, therefore, important to monitor PA trends in students to gain a greater understanding about the role it might play in physical and mental well-being, as well as other factors, such as attainment and employability.
Cross-sectional surveys were conducted in 2016 in Scottish universities and colleges, and in 2017 in universities and colleges across the United Kingdom, and the data were pooled for the present study (N = 11,650). Cumulative ordinal logistic regression was used to model the association between PA levels and mental and personal well-being, social isolation, and perceptions of academic attainment and employability.
Only 51% of the respondents met the recommended levels of moderate to vigorous PA per week. There was a linear relationship between PA levels and all outcomes, with better scores in more active students.
UK university students are insufficiently active compared with the general population of 16- to 24-year olds. Yet, students with higher PA report better outcomes for mental and personal well-being, social isolation, and perceptions of academic attainment and employability.
身体活动（PA）可促进健康和幸福感。对于学生而言，大学是一个过渡时期，除了新的压力源和参与身体活动的障碍外，他们还对生活方式行为拥有更多的独立性。因此，监测学生的身体活动趋势非常重要，以便更好地了解其在身心健康以及其他因素（如学业成绩和就业能力）中可能发挥的作用。
2016 年在苏格兰的大学和学院进行了横断面调查，2017 年在英国的大学和学院进行了调查，并对这些数据进行了汇总分析（N=11650）。采用累积有序逻辑回归模型来分析身体活动水平与心理健康和个人幸福感、社会隔离以及对学业成绩和就业能力的看法之间的关系。
只有 51%的受访者达到了每周推荐的中等到剧烈身体活动水平。身体活动水平与所有结果之间存在线性关系，身体活动较多的学生得分更好。
与 16-24 岁普通人群相比，英国大学生的身体活动不足。然而，身体活动水平较高的学生报告称，他们在心理健康和个人幸福感、社会隔离以及对学业成绩和就业能力的看法方面的结果更好。
