Volume 29, Issue 1
DOI: 10.24205/03276716.2020.177
INFLUENCE OF PHYSICAL EXERCISE ON MENTAL HEALTH AND POSITIVE EMOTIONS OF COLLEGE STUDENTS
Abstract
The mental health of college students has a great influence on their management of interpersonal relationship and adaptability to new environment. This paper attempts to reveal the influence of physical exercise on the mental health of college students. First, a dual factor model of mental health was established, including both positive and negative factors of mental health. Next, a survey was conducted on the sports items that college students are engaged in daily physical exercise. Using the quartile method, the students were classified into a mentally healthy group, and three groups of different degrees of poor mental health. Only some subjects in the last three groups received exercise training interventions. Through the comparative analysis on the results, it is concluded that most students have positive emotions after exercise intervention; physical exercise has a significant positive effect on psychological emotions. The research findings shed new light on preventing psychological problems and improving positive emotions of college students.
Keywords
Physical Exercise, Mental Health, Positive Emotion, Dual-Factor Model.