Ying Lei, Yang Qingqing
School of Wushu, Chengdu Sports University, Chengdu, China.
Chinese Wushu Academy, Beijing Sports University, Beijing, China.
Front Psychol. 2025 Aug 26;16:1659084. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1659084. eCollection 2025.
With the continuous development of positive psychology, undergraduate students' subjective well-being has increasingly become a focal point for researchers. Combat sports, as an effective means of promoting mental health, have significant potential for enhancing undergraduate students' subjective well-being, yet the underlying mechanisms warrant in-depth investigation. This study aimed to explore the impact of combat sports on undergraduate students' subjective well-being and examine the chain mediation effects of emotional intelligence and self-esteem.
This study employed a cross-sectional design to collect data from undergraduate students participating in combat sports across 10 universities in Sichuan Province, China, through questionnaire surveys. The research instruments included the Physical Activity Rating Scale, Subjective Well-being Scale, Emotional Intelligence Scale, and Self-esteem Scale to comprehensively assess participants' psychological and behavioral characteristics. Following data collection, statistical analysis was conducted using SPSS 26.0, with structural equation modeling (AMOS) and Bootstrap methods employed to examine potential mediation effects and ensure reliability of the findings.
The analysis revealed significant positive correlations among combat sports participation, subjective well-being, emotional intelligence, and self-esteem. Specifically, combat sports demonstrated a significant direct effect on undergraduate students' subjective well-being, indicating that participation in combat sports directly enhances individuals' well-being levels. Furthermore, emotional intelligence and self-esteem exhibited chain mediation effects between combat sports and subjective well-being, whereby combat sports indirectly influenced subjective well-being by enhancing individuals' emotional intelligence and self-esteem.
Combat sports not only directly predict undergraduate students' subjective well-being but also indirectly influence subjective well-being through the psychological mediating variables of emotional intelligence and self-esteem. This study elucidates the underlying mechanisms linking combat sports participation and undergraduate students' subjective well-being, providing empirical support and theoretical foundation for enhancing undergraduate students' subjective well-being and maintaining their mental health through combat sports participation.
随着积极心理学的不断发展，大学生的主观幸福感日益成为研究者关注的焦点。格斗运动作为促进心理健康的有效手段，在提升大学生主观幸福感方面具有巨大潜力，但其潜在机制值得深入研究。本研究旨在探讨格斗运动对大学生主观幸福感的影响，并检验情商和自尊的链式中介作用。
本研究采用横断面设计，通过问卷调查从中国四川省10所大学参与格斗运动的大学生中收集数据。研究工具包括体育活动量表、主观幸福感量表、情商量表和自尊量表，以全面评估参与者的心理和行为特征。数据收集后，使用SPSS 26.0进行统计分析，采用结构方程模型（AMOS）和Bootstrap方法检验潜在的中介作用，并确保研究结果的可靠性。
分析显示，格斗运动参与、主观幸福感、情商和自尊之间存在显著的正相关。具体而言，格斗运动对大学生的主观幸福感具有显著的直接效应，表明参与格斗运动直接提高了个体的幸福感水平。此外，情商和自尊在格斗运动与主观幸福感之间表现出链式中介作用，即格斗运动通过提高个体的情商和自尊间接影响主观幸福感。
格斗运动不仅直接预测大学生的主观幸福感，还通过情商和自尊等心理中介变量间接影响主观幸福感。本研究阐明了格斗运动参与与大学生主观幸福感之间的潜在机制，为通过参与格斗运动提升大学生的主观幸福感和维护其心理健康提供了实证支持和理论基础。
