Zhang Xin-Yu, Zhang Yang-Sheng, Han Shan-Shan, Kuan Garry, Lou Hu, Mu Fan-Zheng, Zhu Wei-Dong, Ye Yu-Peng, Li Ya-Xing, Meng Shu-Qiao, Feng Shuo, Li Han, Cui Zhong-Lei, Zhang Yao, Zhang Qing, Wang Guang-Xu, Zhao Lin-Lin, Zhou Bao-Wei, Wei Yong, Li Bo
Institute of Sports Science, Nantong University, Nantong, China.
School of Physical Education, Nanjing Xiaozhuang University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Front Psychol. 2025 Apr 29;16:1567576. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1567576. eCollection 2025.
This study aims to investigate the impact of Physical Activity on Self-Emotional Management among university students and to verify the mediating roles of Self-Rated Health and Life Satisfaction.
A stratified cluster sampling method was used to enroll 10,300 university students from Western China. Questionnaires were used to collect data, which included demographic and sociological information, the Physical Activity Scale (for measuring Physical Activity), the Emotional Intelligence Scale (for measuring Self-Emotional Management), the Short-Form Health Survey (for measuring Self-Rated Health), and the Satisfaction with Life Scale (for measuring Life Satisfaction). The results were statistically analyzed by using SPSS 26.0.
There was a positive correlation between different intensities of Physical Activity and Self-Emotional Management among university students in Western China ( < 0.001). Yet the direct predictive effect on Self-Emotional Management was not significant. Low-Intensity Physical Activity positively predicted Self-Rated Health ( = 0.876, < 0.001), while Vigorous-Intensity Physical Activity negatively predicted Self-Emotional Management ( = -1.500, < 0.001). Self-Rated Health positively predicted both Life Satisfaction and Self-Emotional Management ( = 0.118, < 0.001; = 0.030, < 0.001), and Life Satisfaction positively predicted Self-Emotional Management ( = 0.403, < 0.001). Self-Rated Health partially mediated the relationship between Low-Intensity Physical Activity/Vigorous-Intensity Physical Activity and Self-Emotional Management, with effect sizes of 0.026 (95% CI: 0.002-0.052) and -0.045 (95% CI: -0.080 to -0.010) respectively. The serial mediation pathway, the Low-Intensity Physical Activity/Vigorous-Intensity Physical Activity→Self-Rated Health→Life Satisfaction→Self-Emotional Management was significant ( < 0.05).
Low-Intensity Physical Activity or Vigorous-Intensity Physical Activity cannot directly influence university students' Self-Emotional Management ability. Based on self-determination theory, Self-Rated Health can independently influence university students' Self-Emotional Management ability. It can also indirectly influence Self-Emotional Management by incorporating the chained mediation effect of Self-Rated Health and Life Satisfaction.
本研究旨在探讨体育活动对大学生自我情绪管理的影响，并验证自评健康和生活满意度的中介作用。
采用分层整群抽样方法，从中国西部招募10300名大学生。通过问卷调查收集数据，包括人口统计学和社会学信息、体育活动量表（用于测量体育活动）、情商量表（用于测量自我情绪管理）、简易健康调查问卷（用于测量自评健康）和生活满意度量表（用于测量生活满意度）。使用SPSS 26.0对结果进行统计分析。
中国西部大学生不同强度的体育活动与自我情绪管理之间存在正相关（<0.001）。然而，对自我情绪管理的直接预测作用不显著。低强度体育活动正向预测自评健康（=0.876，<0.001），而高强度体育活动负向预测自我情绪管理（= -1.500，<0.001）。自评健康正向预测生活满意度和自我情绪管理（=0.118，<0.001；=0.030，<0.001），生活满意度正向预测自我情绪管理（=0.403，<0.001）。自评健康部分中介了低强度体育活动/高强度体育活动与自我情绪管理之间的关系，效应量分别为0.026（95%CI：0.002 - 0.052）和 -0.045（95%CI：-0.080至 -0.010）。低强度体育活动/高强度体育活动→自评健康→生活满意度→自我情绪管理这一链式中介路径显著（<0.05）。
低强度体育活动或高强度体育活动不能直接影响大学生的自我情绪管理能力。基于自我决定理论，自评健康能够独立影响大学生的自我情绪管理能力。它还可以通过纳入自评健康和生活满意度的链式中介效应，间接影响自我情绪管理。
