Biostatistics and Research Methodology Unit, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian 16150, Kelantan, Malaysia.
Department of Psychiatry, RCSI-UCD Malaysia Campus 4, Jalan Sepoy Lines, Georgetown 10450, Penang, Malaysia.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 May 13;19(10):5939. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19105939.
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between the mood, physical activity, coping, and mental health of Malaysians during the COVID-19 pandemic. A cross-sectional study was conducted via an online survey, with self-administered questionnaires. The respondents were recruited using snowball sampling techniques. The Brunel Mood Scale (BRUMS), the Exercise Regulations in Exercise-3 (BREQ-3), the Brief Coping Orientation of Problem Experienced (Brief COPE), and the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS-21) were used. A path analysis was conducted on the data. A total of 842 people participated in the survey. The mean age of participants was 22 years (interquartile range = 6) and 24.0% were male. The final path model fitted the data well, with a comparative fit index of 0.998, a Tucker-Lewis index of 0.988, a standardized root mean square residual of 0.001, and a root mean square error of approximation of 0.072. In this study, there were significant path relationships between mood, exercise behavior, coping, and mental health. Additionally, it was demonstrated that the variables of mood, exercise behavior, and coping have both direct and indirect effects on mental health. The results also suggested that utilizing appropriate coping skills, exercise behavior, and positive mood can directly lower levels of depression, anxiety and stress, and that appropriate coping skills and positive mood can directly affect exercise behavior.
本研究旨在探讨 COVID-19 大流行期间马来西亚人的情绪、身体活动、应对方式和心理健康之间的关系。采用横断面研究方法，通过在线调查进行自我管理问卷。采用布伦德尔情绪量表（BRUMS）、运动-3 调节量表（BREQ-3）、简式应对方式问卷（Brief COPE）和抑郁、焦虑和压力量表（DASS-21）进行调查。对数据进行路径分析。共有 842 人参与了调查。参与者的平均年龄为 22 岁（四分位距=6），24.0%为男性。最终路径模型拟合数据良好，比较拟合指数为 0.998，Tucker-Lewis 指数为 0.988，标准化均方根残差为 0.001，近似均方根误差为 0.072。在这项研究中，情绪、运动行为、应对方式和心理健康之间存在显著的路径关系。此外，研究还表明，情绪、运动行为和应对方式等变量对心理健康既有直接影响，也有间接影响。研究结果还表明，适当的应对技巧、运动行为和积极的情绪可以直接降低抑郁、焦虑和压力水平，适当的应对技巧和积极的情绪可以直接影响运动行为。
