Associations among physical activity, screen time and mental health in college students during the COVID-19 pandemic

YE Juan; ZHANG Yulin; ZHANG Yi; WU Xiaoyan

doi:10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2023.05.020

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YE Juan, ZHANG Yulin, ZHANG Yi, WU Xiaoyan. Associations among physical activity, screen time and mental health in college students during the COVID-19 pandemic[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 2023, 44(5): 729-732. doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2023.05.020

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YE Juan, ZHANG Yulin, ZHANG Yi, WU Xiaoyan. Associations among physical activity, screen time and mental health in college students during the COVID-19 pandemic[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 2023, 44(5): 729-732. doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2023.05.020

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Associations among physical activity, screen time and mental health in college students during the COVID-19 pandemic

doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2023.05.020

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School of Marxism, Anhui Medical University, Hefei(230032), China

Received Date: 2023-01-03
Rev Recd Date: 2023-02-01

Available Online: 2023-05-25

Publish Date: 2023-05-25

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Objective The study was aimed at exploring the relationships among physical activity (PA), screen time (ST) and mental health in college students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods A total of 1 709 students from a medical college in Hefei were selected in April 2020. A self-designed questionnaire was used to investigate social demographic indicators, physical activity, screen time, and depression and anxiety symptoms. The relationships among physical activity, screen time and mental health in college students during the COVID-19 pandemic were assessed with a multivariate Logistic regression model. Results The prevalence of depression symptoms among college students was 29.0% (495 students), and the differences in the prevalence of depression symptoms among college students with different grades, different self-rated family economic status, and whether they lived with their parents were statistically significant (χ²=21.95, 15.85, 7.30, P < 0.05). The prevalence of anxiety symptoms was 19.8% (339 students), and there were statistically significant differences in anxiety symptoms among college students of different grades, gender, self-rated family economic status, and whether they lived with their parents (χ²=18.84, 7.80, 8.77, 9.27, P < 0.05). Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that 3 or more days per week with duration of physical activity ≥1 h and screen time at 1~ < 2, 2~ < 3, 3~ < 4 h/d reduced the risk of depression symptoms among college students [OR(95%CI)=0.72(0.57-0.90), 0.53(0.38-0.75), 0.57(0.42-0.76), 0.70(0.51-0.96)]. Screen time at 1~ < 2, 2~ < 3, 3~ < 4 h/d reduced the risk of anxiety symptoms among college students [OR(95%CI)=0.47(0.31-0.70), 0.65(0.46-0.90), 0.58(0.40-0.85)](P < 0.05). There was a correlation between the interaction of physical activity and screen time and mental health. Conclusion Low physical activity and short or long screen time durations are associated with elevated risk of depression and anxiety symptoms in college students.
- Coronavirus,
- Motor activity,
- Fixation, ocular,
- Mental health,
- Regression analysis,
- Students

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