Effect of Physical Activity and Stress Coping Strategy on Psychological Well-Being of College Students

Introduction. The stress coping strategies people rely on impact their psychological well-being and may be related to the risk of developing psychopathology in the short- and long-term after an unfortunate event. Objective. To define the main stress coping strategies in our region as a first step in assessing the risk of developing psychopathology derived from the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Method. This is an observational, cross-sectional, analytical study that includes 396 participants over 18 years of age residents of the state of Nuevo Leon. Using an online form, the participants were asked to complete the Coping Strategies Questionnaire (CAE). Results. In general, after two months of mitigation measures in Mexico, positive reappraisal was the stress coping strategy with the highest score in the population studied. We found higher scores on negative auto-focused and overt emotional expression on the comparation between sociodemographic subgroups. Discussion and conclusion. The present study shows that, in our community, positive reappraisal was the stress coping strategy with the highest score. Positive reappraisal is an active form of coping associated with greater psychological well-being and fewer risk of developing psychopathology in the short and long term. Based on this, our hypothesis is that the predominant use of this strategy could translate into a higher psychological well-being during and after the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in the studied sample.

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Relationships Among Stress Coping Strategy, Social Support, Psychological Well-being, Academic Attitude, of Adolescents with Multi Cultural Family Background

The Journal of the Korea Contents Association ◽

10.5392/jkca.2016.16.03.760 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 16 (3) ◽

pp. 760-770

Author(s):

Deok-Hee Lee

Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

Coping Strategy ◽

Family Background ◽

Well Being ◽

Stress Coping ◽

Psychological Well Being

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The Relationship between Neurotic Tendency and the Psychological Well-Being of College Students : The Mediating Effect of Stress Coping and The Moderating Effect of Spirituality

Korean Journal of Youth Studies ◽

10.21509/kjys.2020.02.27.02.27 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 27 (2) ◽

pp. 27-51

Author(s):

Gi-Young Yu ◽

Ju-Ri Joeng

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Well Being ◽

Moderating Effect ◽

Mediating Effect ◽

Stress Coping ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

The Relationship

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Who Uses Exercise as a Coping Strategy for Stress? Results From a National Survey of Canadians

Journal of Physical Activity and Health ◽

10.1123/jpah.2012-0107 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 11 (5) ◽

pp. 908-916 ◽

Cited By ~ 31

Author(s):

John Cairney ◽

Matthew YW Kwan ◽

Scott Veldhuizen ◽

Guy EJ Faulkner

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Coping Strategy ◽

Leisure Time Physical Activity ◽

Coping Behavior ◽

Well Being ◽

Canadian Community Health Survey ◽

Stress Coping ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Coping With Stress ◽

Cross Sectional

Purpose:To examine the prevalence of exercise as a coping behavior for stress, compare this to other coping behaviors, and examine its demographic, behavioral, and health correlates in a nationally representative sample of Canadians.Method:We used data from the Canadian Community Health Survey 1.2, a cross-sectional survey of 36,984 Canadians aged 15 and over, and conducted univariate and logistic regression analyses to address our objectives.Results:40% of Canadians reported using exercise for coping with stress (ranked 8th overall). These individuals were more likely to endorse other ‘positive’ coping strategies and less likely to use alcohol or drugs for coping. Being younger, female, unmarried, of high SES, and a nonsmoker were associated with higher likelihoods of using exercise as a coping strategy. High levels of leisure-time physical activity were associated with increased, and heavy physical activity at work with decreased, odds of reporting using exercise for stress coping.Conclusions:While reported use of exercise for stress coping is common in the general population, it is less so than several other behaviors. Encouraging exercise, particularly in groups identified as being less likely to use exercise for stress coping, could potentially reduce overall stress levels and improve general health and well-being.

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Feasibility and Effectiveness of the Web-Based WeActive and WeMindful Interventions on Physical Activity and Psychological Well-Being

BioMed Research International ◽

10.1155/2021/8400241 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2021 ◽

pp. 1-11

Author(s):

Michele W. Marenus ◽

Andy Murray ◽

Kathryn Friedman ◽

Julia Sanowski ◽

Haley Ottensoser ◽

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Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

College Students ◽

Resistance Training ◽

Repeated Measures ◽

Well Being ◽

World Health ◽

Primary Study ◽

Subjective Vitality ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

Main Effect

This study is aimed at examining the feasibility and effectiveness of aerobic and resistance training (WeActive) and mindful exercise (WeMindful) interventions in improving physical activity (PA), psychological well-being (PWB), and subjective vitality among college students. Participants in this study were 77 college students who were randomly assigned to either the WeActive group ( n = 43 ) or the WeMindful group ( n = 28 ). The WeActive group attended two 30-minute aerobic and resistance training sessions per week, and the WeMindful group attended two 30-minute yoga and mindful exercise sessions per week for eight weeks. All participants completed the International Physical Activity Questionnaire, the World Health Organization-Five Well-Being Index, and the Subjective Vitality Scale before and after the intervention, as well as the Assessing Feasibility and Acceptability Questionnaire at the end of the intervention. The primary study outcome measures were PA, PWB, and subjective vitality. A repeated-measures ANCOVA indicated a significant main effect of time for total PA ( F = 7.89 , p = 0.006 , η 2 = 0.049 ), vigorous PA ( F = 5.36 , p = 0.024 , η 2 = 0.022 ), and walking ( F = 7.34 , p = 0.009 , η 2 = 0.042 ) in both intervention groups. There was a significant interaction effect of time and group for PWB ( F = 11.26 , p = 0.001 , η 2 = 0.022 ), where the WeActive group experienced a decrease in PWB scores while participants in the WeMindful group experienced an increase in PWB scores over time. There was a main effect of group for subjective vitality ( F = 8.91 , p = 0.007 , η 2 = 0.088 ), indicating that the WeMindful group experienced a greater increase in subjective vitality than the WeActive group. Further, the participants in both groups indicated that the synchronized and asynchronized Zoom-based WeActive and WeMindful interventions were acceptable, appropriate, and feasible for participants. This study demonstrated that mindful exercise is effective in increasing PA, PWB, and subjective vitality while aerobic and resistance training may only be effective in increasing PA.

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