Jenkins Matthew, Houge Mackenzie Susan, Hodge Ken, Hargreaves Elaine Anne, Calverley Jessica R, Lee Craig
Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand.
Department of Tourism, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Front Sports Act Living. 2021 Feb 25;3:637576. doi: 10.3389/fspor.2021.637576. eCollection 2021.
The COVID-19 pandemic is a global event that has already had substantive negative impacts on psychological well-being. This study investigated the relationship between physical activity (PA) and psychological well-being during a country-wide COVID-19 lockdown in New Zealand. Motivational quality and PA context (nature-based or non-nature-based) were included as potential mediating and moderating variables within this relationship, respectively. Participants completed an online survey assessing psychological well-being, weekly PA levels, and PA during the second and third weeks of the 7 week COVID-19 lockdown period in New Zealand. Data were analysed using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling. Results showed that PA significantly predicted psychological well-being, with no significant difference evident in psychological well-being dependent on whether PA was nature or non-nature-based. Nature-based PA was a stronger predictor of intrinsic motivation compared to non-nature-based PA, and intrinsic motivation was positively associated with psychological well-being. In contrast, non-nature-based PA was a stronger predictor of introjected regulation compared to nature-based PA, which was negatively associated with psychological well-being. Overall, these findings suggest that (1) weekly PA was associated with increased psychological well-being during the lockdown, and (2) nature-based PA may foster psychological well-being via effects on motivation. The implications for continued participation in PA will be discussed.
新冠疫情是一个已经对心理健康产生了实质性负面影响的全球性事件。本研究调查了新西兰全国范围内新冠疫情封锁期间身体活动（PA）与心理健康之间的关系。动机质量和PA环境（基于自然或非基于自然）分别作为这种关系中的潜在中介变量和调节变量。参与者完成了一项在线调查，评估在新西兰为期7周的新冠疫情封锁期的第二和第三周期间的心理健康、每周PA水平以及PA情况。数据采用偏最小二乘结构方程模型进行分析。结果表明，PA显著预测了心理健康，且心理健康方面不存在明显差异，无论PA是基于自然还是非基于自然。与非基于自然的PA相比，基于自然的PA是内在动机的更强预测因素，且内在动机与心理健康呈正相关。相反，与基于自然的PA相比，非基于自然的PA是内摄性调节的更强预测因素，而内摄性调节与心理健康呈负相关。总体而言，这些发现表明：（1）封锁期间每周的PA与心理健康的改善相关；（2）基于自然的PA可能通过对动机的影响促进心理健康。将讨论对持续参与PA的影响。
