Effectiveness of exercise intervention on sleep quality and negative emotion among female college students with anxiety
10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2019.04.018
- VernacularTitle:运动对焦虑女大学生睡眠质量及负性情绪的干预效果
- Author:
GONG Yujing, ZHANG Yifan, YANG Xinyi, GUAN Yuan, TANG Donghui
1
Author Information
1. College of P.E. and Sports, Beijing Normal University, Beijing(100875), China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Motor activity;
Anxiety;
Sleep;
Mental health;
Intervention studies;
Students
- From:
Chinese Journal of School Health
2019;40(4):542-545
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To investigate the effect of exercise intervention on sleep quality of female college students with anxiety, and to further explore the mediating effect of negative emotions in this association.
Methods:Seventy female college students were randomly divided into experimental group (34 patients) and control group(36 patients). The experimental group received eight-week aerobic exercise and yoga training. The control group received no training. Sleep Quality Scale, Negative Emotion Scale and Anxiety Self-rating Scale were used to assess the level of sleep and negative emotion before and after exercise intervention.
Results:After exercise intervention, sleep quality (4.31±1.26), anxiety (36.41±7.32) and negative emotion (2.37±0.50) in the experimental group significantly improved(P<0.01), no similar changes were found in the control group(P<0.05). By examining the mediating effects, negative emotions played a partial mediating role in the association between exercise and sleep quality(t=6.77, P<0.01).
Conclusion:Exercise intervention significantly improved the quality of sleep and negative emotion among female college students with anxiety. Negative emotions play a partial role in the positive effect of exercise on sleep quality.
