Positive Influence of Probiotics on the Mental Health Status of College Students: A Review

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE The purpose of our study was to confirm the relationship between low-intensity exercise and physical and mental health status among college students in China. METHODS This was a school-based cross-sectional study. The physical and mental health status was measured using a 12-item general health questionnaire(GHQ12) and low-intensity exercise was recorded by a self-reporting questionnaire. RESULTS The results revealed that the score of the GHQ12 was inversely associated with a higher frequency of low-intensity exercise (r=-0.38,p=0.001). CONCLUSIONS Our study suggests that low-intensity exercise may be a proper mean for improving the physical and mental health status of college students. School departments should take measures to push students to take part in physical activity.

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Association of Web-Based Physical Education With Mental Health of College Students in Wuhan During the COVID-19 Outbreak: Cross-Sectional Survey Study

Journal of Medical Internet Research ◽

10.2196/21301 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 22 (10) ◽

pp. e21301

Author(s):

Cheng-Hu Deng ◽

Jing-Qiang Wang ◽

Li-Ming Zhu ◽

He-Wang Liu ◽

Yu Guo ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

College Students ◽

Health Status ◽

Physical Education ◽

Exercise Duration ◽

Mental Health Status ◽

Survey Study ◽

Regular Exercise ◽

Web Based ◽

Technical Problems

Background The COVID-19 outbreak has affected people’s health worldwide. For college students, web-based physical education is a challenge, as these course are normally offered outdoors. Objective The aim of this study was to use data from a web-based survey to evaluate the relationship between the mental health status of college students and their sports-related lifestyles. Problems related to web-based physical education were also examined. Methods A web-based survey was conducted by snowball sampling from May 8 to 11, 2020. Demographic data, mental health status, and sports-related lifestyles of college students in Wuhan as well as issues related to web-based physical education were collected. Mental health status was assessed by the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS-21). Results The study included 1607 respondents from 267 cities. The average scores of the DASS-21 subscales (2.46 for depression, 1.48 for anxiety, and 2.59 for stress) were significantly lower in our study than in a previous study (P<.05). Lower DASS-21 scores were significantly correlated with regular exercise, maintaining exercise habits during the outbreak of COVID-19, exercising more than 1 to 2 times a week, exercise duration >1 hour, and >2000 pedometer steps (all P<.05). None of the three forms of web-based physical education was preferred by more than 50% of respondents. Frequent technical problems were confronted by 1087/1607 students (67.6%). Shape-up exercises (846/1607, 52.6%), a designed combination of exercises (710/1607, 44.2%), and Chinese kung fu (559/1607, 34.8%) were suggested sports for web-based physical education. Conclusions Mental status was significantly correlated with regular exercise and sufficient exercise duration. Professional physical guidance is needed for college students in selected sports. Exercises not meeting students’ preferences, frequent technical problems, and the distant interaction involved in web-based physical education were the main problems that should be solved in future.

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The Relationship between College Students’ Mental Health Status, Achievement Motivation and Life Satisfaction

Advances in Psychology ◽

10.12677/ap.2020.103031 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (03) ◽

pp. 243-251

Author(s):

雪皮

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

College Students ◽

Life Satisfaction ◽

Health Status ◽

Achievement Motivation ◽

Mental Health Status ◽

The Relationship

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Evaluation on the Mental Health Status of Female Industrial Workers and Female College Students by Anxiety and Depression Scale

Ewha Medical Journal ◽

10.12771/emj.1989.12.2.127 ◽

1989 ◽

Vol 12 (2) ◽

pp. 127

Author(s):

Kyu Wol Yun

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

College Students ◽

Health Status ◽

Depression Scale ◽

Mental Health Status ◽

Female College Students ◽

Anxiety And Depression ◽

Industrial Workers ◽

Female College

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Association Between Social Support and Mental Health Status Among College Students: A Nationwide Survey

10.21203/rs.3.rs-75584/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Chao Wang ◽

Shijiao Yan ◽

Yong Gan ◽

Heng Jiang ◽

Yingying Guo ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Social Support ◽

College Students ◽

Health Status ◽

Mental Health Problems ◽

General Health Questionnaire ◽

Nationwide Survey ◽

Small Sample ◽

Mental Health Status ◽

Cluster Sampling

Abstract BackgroundSocial support could improve college students’ mental health status. However, mental health varies across different geographic areas, and most of previous studies only included small sample sizes, thus the nationwide survey are warranted. This study sought to estimate the association between social support quality (SSQ) and mental health among Chinese college students using data yielding from a nationwide survey.MethodsA cross-sectional study with a web-based questionnaire survey was conducted in Wuhan, China, from October 2017 to February 2018. A total of 11093 college students were recruited from 18 colleges or universities through multi-stage random cluster sampling method. The Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support scale and 12-items General Health Questionnaire were used to estimate students’ SSQ and mental health status, respectively. Logistic regression analysis was used to identify the association between SSQ and the mental health disorder in college students.ResultsA total of 10,676 (96.24%) college students were included in this study. Of them, 21.4% were identified as having a mental disorder. Students being a female, aged 18-22 years old, whose mother held a college degree and above, and drinking alcohol had more risks of being mental health problems (P <0.05). However, having general or higher family economic levels, working and resting regularly, and sleeping ≥ 7 hours could be preventive factors for mental health problem (P <0.05). Especially, with the improvement of SSQ, there was a decreasing trend in the risk of being mental disorder.ConclusionMental health disorder is an important public health challenge among college students in China. Improving SSQ could be the practical and valuable method to prevent college students’ mental problem.

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