scholarly journals Physical Activity and Resilience among College Students: The Mediating Effects of Basic Psychological Needs

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (7) ◽  
pp. 3722
Author(s):  
Shanshan Xu ◽  
Zongyu Liu ◽  
Siyu Tian ◽  
Zhiyao Ma ◽  
Cunxian Jia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
College Students ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Basic Needs ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Basic Psychological Needs ◽  
Mediating Effects ◽  
Resilience Scale ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
General Scale

Considering the significance of resilience in coping with adversity, how to improve college students’ resilience is worthy of attention. Previous studies have revealed that physical activity can promote resilience; however, few studies examined the mediating factors between them. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of physical activity on resilience, as well as the mediating effects of competence need, autonomy need, and relatedness need between physical activity and resilience. The study involved 2375 college students (1110 males and 1265 females), with an average age of 20.25 years (SD = 2.04). Participants completed the International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short Form, Basic Needs Satisfaction in General Scale, and Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale. Results showed that physical activity was positively associated with resilience, and the three basic needs played significant mediating roles between physical activity and resilience. The indirect effect of competence need was significantly greater than that of autonomy need and relatedness need. To conclude, physical activity plays an important role in resilience among college students, and the satisfaction of competence, autonomy, and relatedness needs mediates the relationship between physical activity and resilience, among which, competence need appears as the strongest mediator.

scholarly journals The relationship between nomophobia and trait anxiety, basic psychological needs, happiness in adolescents

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 535-547
Author(s):  
Oğuzhan Yıldırım ◽  
Özcan Sezer
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
English Summary ◽  
Basic Psychological Needs ◽  
Quantitative Research Methods ◽  
The Relationship

The concept of nomophobia was formed with the abbreviation of “No Mobile Phone Phobia”. Nomophobia means that people experience anxiety and fear when they are deprived of their mobile phones. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between adolescents' nomophobia levels and trait anxiety, basic psychological needs and happiness. This study is a relational screening model which is one of the quantitative research methods. 561 adolescents (349 female and 212 male) consisted the study group. “Nomophobia Scale (NMP-Q)”, “Trait Anxiety Inventory”, “The Basic Psychological Need Scale” and “Short Form of the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire” were used to collect data in the study. Pearson correlation coefficientwas calculated to reveal the relationship between the variables and multiple linear regression analysis which is one of the predictive techniques, were used. According to the results of the analysis, there was significant relation between nomophobia and basic psychological needs satisfaction, trait anxiety, happiness.It was found that the predictor variables together accounted for 10% the variance. According to the significance tests of the regression coefficients, only traitanxiety was significant predictor of nomophobia. ​Extended English summary is in the end of Full Text PDF (TURKISH) file.   Özet “No Mobile Phone Phobia” kelimelerinin kısaltmasıyla ortaya çıkan nomofobi kavramı kişilerin cep telefonlarından yoksun kaldıkları durumlarda kaygı ve korku yaşamaları anlamına gelmektedir. Bu araştırmanın amacı ergenlerin nomofobi düzeyleri ile sürekli kaygıları, temel psikolojik ihtiyaçları ve mutluluk düzeyleri arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemektir. Bu araştırmada nicel araştırma yöntemlerinden ilişkisel tarama modeli kullanılmıştır. Çalışma grubunu 349’u kız 212’si erkek olmak üzere toplamda 561 ergenoluşturmuştur. Araştırmanın verileri “Nomofobi Yaygınlığı Ölçeği”, “Sürekli Kaygı Ölçeği”, “Temel Psikolojik İhtiyaçlar Ölçeği”  ve “Oxford Mutluluk Ölçeği Kısa Formu” ile toplanmıştır.  Araştırmada değişkenler arasındaki ilişkiyi ortaya koymak amacıyla Pearson korelasyon katsayısı hesaplanmış ile yordayıcı tekniklerden çoklu doğrusal regresyon analizi kullanılmıştır. Analiz sonuçlarına göre nomofobi ile sürekli kaygı, temel psikolojik ihtiyaçlar ve mutluluk düzeyleri arasında anlamlı ilişkiler olduğu görülmüştür. Yapılan çoklu doğrusal regresyon analizine göre sürekli kaygı, temel psikolojik ihtiyaçlar ve mutluluk değişkenlerinin birlikte nomofobinin yaklaşık olarak %10’unu açıkladığı tespit edilmiştir. Regresyon katsayılarının anlamlılık testlerine göre yalnızca sürekli kaygının nomofobiyi anlamlı şekilde yordadığı belirlenmiştir.

scholarly journals Physical Activity as a Regulatory Variable between Adolescents’ Motivational Processes and Satisfaction with Life

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (15) ◽  
pp. 2765 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mikel Vaquero Solís ◽  
Pedro Antonio Sánchez-Miguel ◽  
Miguel Ángel Tapia Serrano ◽  
Juan J. Pulido ◽  
Damián Iglesias Gallego
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Autonomous Motivation ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Basic Psychological Needs ◽  
The Other ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Controlled Motivation ◽  
The Relationship

Framed within Self-Determination Theory, the objective of this study was to analyze the relationship between satisfaction and frustration of basic psychological needs, levels of motivation, physical activity, and satisfaction with life. Methods: A total of 487 students participated, comprising males (n = 262) and females (n = 225), aged between 14 and 16 years (M = 15.02; SD = 0.87), from different secondary schools. Results: A regression analysis was carried out (structural equation modeling) that revealed the existence of two theoretical lines, one positive and the other negative, where the satisfaction of basic psychological needs was positively related to autonomous motivation and physical activity, which predicted satisfaction with life. On the other hand, the frustration of basic psychological needs was positively related to controlled motivation, whereas controlled motivation (introjected regulation and extrinsic regulation) was inversely associated with physical activity and satisfaction with life. Conclusion: The results show the importance of motivational processes in physical activity, and the effects of physical activity on satisfaction with life in adolescents who spend more time engaged in physical activity.

Back to Basics: Tracing Health and Risk Behaviors Back to Well-Being

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jay Kimiecik ◽  
Rose Marie Ward ◽  
Elizabeth Sohns
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
College Students ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Basic Psychological Needs ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Modeling Framework ◽  
Life Aspirations

College students typically fall short of public health guidelines for healthy diet and physical ac-tivity, and a significant percentage engage in binge drinking and marijuana use. The main objective ofthis study was to examine the association between overall well-being and these health and risk behaviors.Students (n=363) completed online questionnaires measuring well-being (basic psychological needs, eu-daimonic well-being, subjective vitality, and intrinsic and extrinsic life aspirations), diet, physical activity,and substance use.Within a structural equation modeling framework, the model fit the data, x2(n=334,241)=504.65, p<.001, CFI=.96, TLI=.95, RMSEA=.057, CI90 [.05-.06]. Basic psychological needswas significantly related to intrinsic life aspirations (β=.50), extrinsic life aspirations (β=.42), subjectivevitality (β=.53), alcohol use (β=.21), diet (β=.36), and physical activity (β=.20). To a lesser extent,eudaimoniawas associated with allpreviously mentioned variablesbesides alcohol use.These results suggestthat interventions targeting college students may need to consider the motivational influence of generalwell-being underlying health and risk behaviors.

scholarly journals Mediating Effect of Perceived Stress on the Association between Physical Activity and Sleep Quality among Chinese College Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 289
Author(s):  
Xiangyu Zhai ◽  
Na Wu ◽  
Sakura Koriyama ◽  
Can Wang ◽  
Mengyao Shi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
College Students ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Mediating Effects ◽  
Coping With Stress ◽  
Chinese College Students ◽  
Pharmaceutical Therapy

Background: While physical activity has been reported to positively affect stress and sleep quality, less is known about the potential relationships among them. The present study aimed to investigate the mediating effect of stress on the association between physical activity and sleep quality in Chinese college students, after controlling for age, nationality, and tobacco and alcohol use. Participants: The sample comprised 6973 college students representing three Chinese universities. Methods: Physical activity, perceived stress, and sleep quality were respectively measured using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire—Short Form (IPAQ-SF), Perceived Stress Scale—10 Items (PSS-10), and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Results: Mediating effects of perceived stress on the association between physical activity and sleep quality were observed in males and females, with 42.4% (partial mediating effect) and 306.3% (complete mediating effect) as percentages of mediation, respectively. Conclusion: The results of this study may provide some suggestions that physical activity could improve sleep by aiding individuals in coping with stress and indicate that stress management might be an effective non-pharmaceutical therapy for sleep improvement.

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