Department of Psychology, College of Education, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321001, China.
Department of Education, Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Punjab 46300, Pakistan.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Apr 22;18(9):4468. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18094468.
The present study examined the role of self-enhancement and self-criticism in the relationship between physical activity and anxiety. A total of 305 students from Chinese universities, ranging in age from 18 to 36, completed a questionnaire package comprising a physical activity questionnaire, a self-enhancement strategies scale, a level of self-criticism scale, and a short form of state and trait anxiety scale. Findings highlighted that physical activity had a significant negative correlation with anxiety (r = -0.31, < 0.01), a significant positive association with self-enhancement (r = 0.43, < 0.01), and a significant negative relationship with self-criticism (r = -0.14, < 0.05). It was also found that anxiety was significantly predicted by self-enhancement (-0.21, < 0.01) and self-criticism (0.44, < 0.01). Moreover, the mediation model supports the mediation of self-enhancement and self-criticism between physical activity and anxiety in university students. The findings suggest that interventions aimed at promoting physical activity and enhancing the self-system should be worthy strategies for reducing students' anxiety.
本研究考察了自我增强和自我批评在体育活动与焦虑之间关系中的作用。共有 305 名来自中国大学的学生，年龄在 18 至 36 岁之间，完成了一份问卷包，其中包括体育活动问卷、自我增强策略量表、自我批评量表和状态和特质焦虑量表的简短形式。研究结果表明，体育活动与焦虑呈显著负相关（r = -0.31， < 0.01），与自我增强呈显著正相关（r = 0.43， < 0.01），与自我批评呈显著负相关（r = -0.14， < 0.05）。还发现，焦虑可以显著预测自我增强（-0.21， < 0.01）和自我批评（0.44， < 0.01）。此外，中介模型支持体育活动和焦虑之间通过自我增强和自我批评的中介作用。研究结果表明，旨在促进体育活动和增强自我系统的干预措施应该是减少学生焦虑的有效策略。
