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College students' exercise experience and aggression during COVID-19: A chain mediating model
1Police Academy, Shandong University of Political Science and Law, Jinan, China.
Frontiers in Psychology
|December 5, 2022
Summary
Exercise experience significantly impacts college student aggression, with mood and exercise attitude acting as key mediators. Adjusting these factors can help reduce aggression and promote physical activity.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Sports Science
- Public Health
Background:
- The COVID-19 pandemic heightened concerns about college students' mental well-being and aggression.
- Understanding the relationship between exercise experience and aggression is crucial for developing effective interventions.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the influence of exercise experience on college student aggression.
- To examine the mediating roles of mood and exercise attitude in this relationship during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Main Methods:
- A cross-sectional questionnaire survey was administered to 1,006 college students.
- Validated scales were used to measure subjective exercise experience, mood, exercise attitude, and aggression.
Main Results:
- Exercise experience significantly affected aggression.
- While direct effects of exercise well-being and distress on aggression were not significant, they indirectly influenced aggression through mood and exercise attitude.
- Mood and exercise attitude mediated the relationship between exercise experience and aggression.
Conclusions:
- Mood and exercise attitude are significant mediators in the relationship between exercise experience and aggression among college students during the pandemic.
- Cognitive strategies to adjust mood and exercise attitude may promote physical activity and reduce aggression.
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