Volume 29, Issue 2
DOI: 10.24205/03276716.2020.240
CORRELATION BETWEEN SPORTS ACTIVITIES AND ANXIETY STATES OF COLLEGE STUDENTS
Abstract
Anxiety is detrimental to the school life and mental health of college students. Their psychological anxiety could be relieved through active participation in sports activities. In this paper, a questionnaire survey is carried out in seven colleges in Tianjin and Shijiazhuang, China, using the State Trait-Anxiety Inventory (STAI). Through descriptive analysis, the author evaluated the participation of sports activities and anxiety states of college students, summarized the main problems in these areas, and put forward targeted countermeasures. The results show that most college students have good mental health, but some suffer from anxiety; sports activities suppress the depressive tendency of individuals; on the individual level, the main problems with the participation of sports activities and mental health of college students include insufficient time of exercise, athletic enthusiasm and scientific sports; on the school level, the main problems are the lack of attention, scientific guidance and effective supervision; college students should learn relevant theories and seek psychological guidance in their spare time, while schools should encourage their students to participate in sports activities, offer sports guidance and perform psychological intervention on the students with mental illnesses. This research promotes the participation of college students in sports activities and helps them keep a healthy mind.
Keywords
College Students, Sports Activities, Anxiety, Mental Health.