Wang Anning, Shi Longjuan, Wang Tong
College of Physical Education and Sports Science, Qufu Normal University, Qufu, Shandong, China.
Chengdu Vocational University of the Arts, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Front Public Health. 2025 Aug 25;13:1618840. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1618840. eCollection 2025.
To explore the relationship that mindfulness and life satisfaction have in the process of alleviating depression through physical activity in Chinese universities and the mediating role of life satisfaction and mindfulness in this process.
Participants were 508 college students (240 males, 268 females, mean age 19.90, SD = ±1.10). Psychosocial tests, including the Physical Activity Rating Scale (PARS-3), the Positive Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS), the College Student Life Satisfaction Scale (CSLSS), and the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), were completed. Correlations of variables were calculated using Pearson's test. The mediation model was tested using the SPSS 26.0 PROCESS macro plug-in and regression bootstrap.
Physical activity showed a negative correlation with depression ( = -0.0045, < 0.001), mindfulness and life satisfaction showed a correlation between physical activity and depression, and more importantly, physical activity was negatively correlated with depression through the parallel mediating effect of mindfulness and life satisfaction, with a total mediating effect of 53.54%.
By increasing college students' participation in physical activity, it helps to promote their mindfulness and life satisfaction, which is the key to reducing depression and promoting college students' mental health.
探讨在中国大学生中，正念与生活满意度在通过体育活动缓解抑郁过程中的关系，以及生活满意度和正念在此过程中的中介作用。
参与者为508名大学生（240名男性，268名女性，平均年龄19.90岁，标准差SD = ±1.10）。完成了包括体育活动评分量表（PARS - 3）、积极注意觉察量表（MAAS）、大学生生活满意度量表（CSLSS）和患者健康问卷 - 9（PHQ - 9）在内的心理社会测试。使用Pearson检验计算变量间的相关性。使用SPSS 26.0 PROCESS宏插件和回归自抽样检验中介模型。
体育活动与抑郁呈负相关（r = -0.0045，p < 0.001），正念和生活满意度显示出体育活动与抑郁之间的相关性，更重要的是，体育活动通过正念和生活满意度的平行中介效应与抑郁呈负相关，总中介效应为53.54%。
通过增加大学生参与体育活动，有助于提升他们的正念和生活满意度，这是减轻抑郁和促进大学生心理健康的关键。
