scholarly journals PHYSICAL EXERCISES IN RELIEVING THE CURRENT STATE OF DEPRESSION

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (8) ◽  
pp. 776-778
Author(s):  
Linyan Dang

ABSTRACT Introduction: Physical exercise has become a common method at home and abroad as a means of psychotherapy and mental health. Objective: Observing the current situation and characteristics of physical exercise and depressive disorders and examining the influence of physical exercise on depressive disorders in the human body. Methods: The article compares and analyzes the relationship between human physical exercise and the level of depression and body self-esteem from the perspective of psychology. Results: The incidence of depression is higher. There are significant differences in the attitude towards physical exercise and the degree of depression in the three types of subjects in the study. Physical exercise is conducive to the relief of depression. Conclusion: Physical exercise is one of the effective ways to improve the depressive state of the human body. The effect of an exercise has no relation with the specific exercise method selected. Level of evidence II; Therapeutic studies - investigation of treatment results.

2022 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-52
Author(s):  
Yongcai Zheng

ABSTRACT Introduction: College students face increasing pressure in all aspects of study and life. They urgently need a way to relieve stress. Physical exercise is the best choice for college students to relieve stress. Objective: To explore the relationship between physical exercise and disease prevention in college students. Methods: The article conducts a logistic regression analysis of physical exercise in college students and analyzes the relationship between the physical exercise factors and the occurrence of physical diseases. Results: The incidence of disease in students participating in physical exercise is low. The prevalence of diabetes, obesity, and hyperlipidemia decreased with the increase of physical activity intensity. Conclusions: Diligently participation in physical exercises can help college students resist diseases. Level of evidence II; Therapeutic studies -investigation of treatment results.


2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-53
Author(s):  
Almedina Numanović ◽  
Željko Mladenović ◽  
Vladimir Janjić ◽  
Branimir Radmanović

ABSTRACT Introduction: Excessive physical exercise combined with certain psychic and sociodemographic factors can lead to dependence. Objective: To examine which factors lead to the emergence of exercise dependence. Methods: Sample consisted of 103 men (mean age 27.3 years, SD 6.127) who performed exercises at gyms at least three times a week in the last year or more in Novi Pazar, Sjenica, Raska and Tutin, Serbia. Participants completed questionnaires and took appropriate tests. Results: Our results showed that there is no association between exercise dependence and financial status, number of siblings, level of education, family stability, health, and medication use among the interviewees. However, it was found that the degree of exercise dependence is associated with marital status and problems with the law. Regression analysis showed that body dysmorphia, body mass index and aggressiveness are better predictors of exercise dependence. Conclusion: People whose self-perception is dismorphic have lower self-esteem, and exercise in gyms to improve their physical appearance. If we consider other characteristics, such as unfavorable BMI, problems with the lаw and being single, it is hardly surprising these individuals cross the line between healthy exercise and exercise dependence. An important finding is that aggressiveness and exercise dependence are related to problems with the law due to aggression, and body dysmorphia. Level of Evidence; Diagnostic studies - Investigating a diagnostic test.


2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (8) ◽  
pp. 830-832
Author(s):  
Jing Tang

ABSTRACT Introduction: Difficulty falling asleep is connected to the malfunctioning of the sleep and wakefulness mechanism of the human body caused by various reasons. There are a series of adverse reactions resulting from abnormal or poor quality of sleep during sleep per se. This symptom severely affects an individual's physical condition and mental health. Objective: To explore the effect of physical exercise on patients with difficulty falling asleep. Methods: Mathematical statistics were used to analyze 60 patients with difficulty falling asleep. We divided the patients into a sports group and a control group. The patients in the sports group took sports training, while the control group did not. After two weeks of intervention and comparison, we used mathematical statistics to evaluate the groups’ cognitive function. Results: After physical exercise, the patient's sleep quality was higher and sleep disorders were reduced. Conclusion: Physical activity is a simple and popular way of exercising. It is effective in improving the cognitive function of patients with difficulty falling asleep. Level of evidence II; Therapeutic studies - investigation of treatment results.


2009 ◽  
Vol 29 (6) ◽  
pp. 977-995 ◽  
Author(s):  
LUCIE BAKER ◽  
EYAL GRINGART

ABSTRACTGiven global population ageing and the fact that Australia is experiencing a significant increase in the proportion of older adults in its population, research into ageing issues has become a national priority. Whilst body image and self-esteem have been empirically linked, the relationship among older adults has been neglected. This study investigated several body-image variables and their relationship to self-esteem in a sample of 148 men and women aged 65–85 years who were living independently in the Perth Metropolitan Area of Western Australia. They completed the ‘Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale’ and the ‘Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire’. The results indicated, contrary to a common misconception, that body-image concerns are significant to self-esteem in older adulthood, but that these vary by age and gender. Whilst women appear to develop various strategies to counter the effects of ageing, men seem to be more negatively affected, particularly in relation to body functioning. The findings shed light on the meaning of body image in older adulthood. A better understanding of the meaning of body image, of the factors that influence the meaning, and of how these relate to older adults' self-esteem may help older adults develop a positive body image that will contribute to psycho-social strengths and enhance their quality of life.


2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (6) ◽  
pp. 532-536
Author(s):  
Eva Kamila Pinto Silva ◽  
Isabela Almeida Ramos ◽  
Pierre Soares Brandão ◽  
Raiane Maiara dos Santos Pereira ◽  
Stéphany Vieira Brito ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT Introduction: Activity breaks or physical exercise interventions in schools are linked to better cognitive function in adolescents. However, few studies have evaluated the relationship between physical exercise and cognition in rural schools, where drop-out levels tend to be higher and academic achievement lower. Objective: To analyze the effects of a physical exercise class (PE) on subsequent academic performance of students, and how they felt during mathematics (MATH) and Portuguese language (PL) tests. Methods: Thirty-six students (14.9 ± 1.5 years) randomly carried out 30 min of PE, performed at 74.3 ± 11.8%HRmax, while a control group (CON) remained seated watching a movie, prior to the tests (PE-MATH; PE-PL; CON-MATH; CON-PL). Results: The PE-MATH group presented higher scores (5.3 ± 2.2) than the CON-MATH group (4.0 ± 2.2). The tests were completed more quickly in PE-PL (7.8 ± 3.3 minutes) than in CON-PL (10.5 ± 4.2 minutes). The number of correct answer per minute was higher in PE-MATH and PE-PL (0.52 ± 0.25; 0.64 ± 0.51) than in CON-MATH and CON-PL (0.35 ± 0.19; 0.41 ± 0.41). Furthermore, 38.9% of PE-MATH felt more focused during the test, while only 16.7% of CON-MATH felt more focused. During the Portuguese language test, 27.8% of CON-PL complained of greater apprehensiveness, compared to 8.3% for PE-PL. Also, 36.1% reported feeling fatigued during PL after PE, compared to 8.3% in the CON-PL group. Conclusions: PE improved the adolescents' academic performance. Despite feeling fatigue, more students who performed physical exercise felt less apprehensive and more focused during the tests after PE. Level of evidence I; STARD: studies of diagnostic accuracy.


Author(s):  
Alicia Tamarit ◽  
Konstanze Schoeps ◽  
Montserrat Peris-Hernández ◽  
Inmaculada Montoya-Castilla

Adolescents’ problematic use of the internet and the risk of sexual online victimization are an increasing concern among families, researchers, professionals and society. This study aimed to analyze the interplay between adolescents’ addiction to social networks and internet, body self-esteem and sexual–erotic risk behavior online: sexting, sextortion and grooming. While sexting refers to the voluntary engagement in texting sexual–erotic messages, sextortion and grooming are means of sexual–erotic victimization through the use of the internet. Participants were 1763 adolescents (51% girls), aged 12 to 16 years (M = 14.56; SD = 1.16), from public (n = 1068; 60.60%) and private (n = 695; 39.40%) high schools in the Basque Country (Spain). We carried out structural equation modeling (SEM) using Mplus to assess the mediating effects of body self-esteem in the relationship between addiction to social media and internet and sexual–erotic risk behavior. The results showed that internet addiction predicts online sexual victimization; specifically, the best predictors of sexting, sextortion and grooming victimization were symptoms of internet addiction and geek behavior. Body self-esteem and sexting mediated the relationship between internet addiction and sexual online victimization in adolescents. These results highlight the importance of attending to adolescents’ mental health regarding their online behavior, considering the risk and protective factors involved, due to its close association with online sexual victimization.


2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 48
Author(s):  
Shinta Widya Ratri ◽  
Tritjahjo Danny Susilo ◽  
Setyorini Setyorini

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui Hubungan antara citra tubuh dengan harga diri pada siswi kelas X Pemasaran (PM) di SMK Negeri 1 Salatiga. hipotesisi yang diajukan dalam penelitian ini adalah ada hubungan yang signifikan antara citra tubuh dengan harga diri pada sisiwi kelas X Pemasaran (PM) di SMK Negeri 1 Salatiga. Subjek dalam penelitian ini adalah siswi kelas X Pemasaran (PM) di SMK Negeri 1 Salatiga yang berjumlah 67 siswi. Pengumpluan data menggunakan skala citra tubuh yang dikemukakan oleh Cash (2000) dalam Multidimensional Body Self Relation Questionnaire : Appearance Scale (MBSRQ-AS) dengan jumlah item 52 pernyataan dan skala harga diri oleh Rosenberg (2002) dalam Self-Esteem Scale (SEC) dengan jumlah item 28 pernyataan. Pendakatan penelitian ini adalah kuantitatif korelasional dengan tenik korelasi kendall’s tau-b. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan koefisien korelasi r = 0.137 dengan signifikan 0.230 > 0.05, maka dapat dinyatakan bahwa tidak ada hubungan yang signifikan antara citra tubuh dengan harga diri pada siswi kelas X Pemasaran (PM) di SMK Negeri 1 Salatiga. Dengan demikian hipotesis yang diajukan ditolak. Hal ini berarti bahwa citra tubuh tidak memiliki hubungan yang signifikan dengan harga diri siswi SMK Negeri 1 Salatiga.________________________________________________________________ This study aims to determine the relationship between body image and self-esteem in class X Pemasaran (PM) at SMK Negeri 1 Salatiga. The hypothesis proposed in this study is that there is a significant relationship between body image and self-esteem on the side of class X Pemasaran (PM) at SMK Negeri 1 Salatiga. The subjects in this study were students of class X Pemasaran (PM) at SMK Negeri 1 Salatiga, amounting to 67 students. Data collection uses the body image scale proposed by Cash (2000) in the Multidimensional Body Self Relation Questionnaire: Appearance Scale (MBSRQ-AS) with the item 52 statements and self-esteem scale by Rosenberg (2002) in the Self-Esteem Scale (SEC) with item number 10 statement. The approach of this study is quantitative correlational with correlation analysis of Kendall's tau-b. The results of this study indicate that the correlation coefficient r = 0.137 with a significant 0.230> 0.05, it can be stated that there is no significant relationship between body image and self-esteem in the class X Pemasaran (PM) at SMK Negeri 1 Salatiga. Thus the proposed hypothesis is rejected.


2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yao Shang ◽  
Hao-Dong Xie ◽  
Shi-Yong Yang

This research examines the relationship between physical exercise and subjective well-being via the mediation of body image and self-esteem, thereby providing some suggestions on the improvement of subjective well-being in college students. A total of 671 college students from three universities of science and engineering in Sichuan, China voluntarily participated in the survey. Descriptive statistics, Pearson’s product-moment correlation, and mediation model analysis were conducted using the SPSS statistics 19.0. The results showed that (1) the physical exercise level was positively and significantly correlated with the subjective well-being level in each dimension (R = 0.12–0.64, p < 0.01) (2) college students with the medium and high level of exercise have higher subjective well-being than those with the low level of exercise, and (3) body image and self-esteem played a complete mediation role between physical exercise and subjective well-being. The mediation analysis revealed two paths: first, the single mediating path via self-esteem [indirect effect = 0.087, 95% CI: (0.037, 0.141)] and second, the serial mediating path via body image and self-esteem [indirect effect = 0.038, 95% CI: (0.021, 0.158)]. Some practical implications have been discussed on the physical exercise intervention for promoting the subjective well-being level in college students.


1995 ◽  
Vol 40 (10) ◽  
pp. 608-615 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark R Katz ◽  
Gary Rodin ◽  
Gerald M Devins

Objective To examine the relationship between self-esteem and the psychosocial response to cancer. Methods The authors review methodological issues associated with measuring self-esteem inpatients with cancer and examine existing empirical studies in light of these issues. Results Self-esteem in cancer has been variously viewed as an outcome variable, a mediator of other psychosocial outcomes, and as a personal resource that facilitates coping. Unidimensional measures of global self-esteem have been most often employed in research studies, despite increasing recognition that self-esteeem is multidimensional. Evaluation of global self-esteem has generally revealed no differences between cancer patients and controls. Aspects of multidimensional self-esteem, particularly body self-esteem, appears to be disturbed in many patients with cancer. Conclusions The clinical and theoretical literature have emphasized the importance of self-esteem to the psychosocial response to cancer. Empirical study of self-esteem in cancer has been limited by conceptual and methodological issues. Strategies for future research are discussed.


2022 ◽  
Vol 12 (01) ◽  
pp. 285-307
Author(s):  
Emanuel Bezerra de Oliveira ◽  
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Nathália de Sousa Pereira ◽  
Lia Chagas de Lima ◽  
Danielle Miranda de Oliveira Arruda Gomes ◽  
...  

This research proposes to understand the relationship between the self-exposure of physical exercise practitioners on social media communication and consumption. To this end, we sought to identify the motivations for selfexposure of physical exercise practitioners on social media; identify the types of products consumed that are related to self-exposure on social media and verify the influence between self-exposure of physical exercise practitioners on social media and consumption. Qualitative research was applied, aided by semistructured interviews and by the projective autodriving technique. Twelve men who practice physical exercises in gyms were interviewed. Three categories emerged from the results: exhibitionism, encouraging healthy living and personal fulfillment as antecedents for the self-exposure of physical activity practitioners on social media, and the consumption of food, electronic, sports clothing, applications, and software products was identified, as a way to help the best image that will be exposed. Through the development of a framework, it was found that the self-exposure of the image influences both self-consumption and the consumption of followers. In addition, the concept of conspicuous consumption was broadened by relating the exposure of the conquest of the fitness body as an acquired good that provides social status.


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