The influence of physical activity on emotional management ability in college students: a chain mediating role of psychological resilience and health literacy

作者：Qi Liu, Weidong Zhu, Hu Lou, Ding-you Zhang, Fan-zheng Mu, Xinyu Zhang, Yuhan Li, Wenhao Zhang, Mei He, Jiaqi Wang, Chenxi Li, Haoyu Li, Ning Zhou, Yao Zhang, Wei Wang, Xiaoyu Wang, Bin Lu, Shan-shan Han, Ya-xing Li, Yang-Sheng Zhang, Lingli Xu, Yu-yan Qian, Lei Ding, Chuan-yi Xu, Li Han, Shuo Feng, Bao-wei Zhou, Jiangang Sun, Lanlan Yang, Yongyue Wei, Bo Li · 发表于：BMC Public Health · 年份：2025 · DOI：10.1186/s12889-025-24252-4 · 被引用次数：5 · 研究领域：Resilience and Mental Health、Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions、Mental Health via Writing

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to investigate the impact of physical activity (PA) on emotional management ability (EMA) in college students and to analyze the chain mediating roles of psychological resilience (PR) and health literacy (HL) in the relationship between PA and EMA. METHODS: Demographic information was collected using a stratified, cluster, and multi-stage sampling method. Data on PA, PR, HL, and EMA among college students were collected using an online questionnaire. A total of 13,590 valid questionnaires were obtained. RESULTS: A significant positive correlation was found between PA and EMA in college students (r = 0.177, P < 0.01). PR and HL played significant mediating roles in the relationship between PA and EMA. The mediation effect consisted of independent mediation by PR and HL and a chain mediation effect between the two. The values of the independent mediation effects and the chain mediation effect were 0.011, 0.010, and 0.004, respectively. The chain mediation effect was lower than each of the individual mediation effects and showed a statistically significant difference compared to the mediation effect of HL (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION: PA significantly enhances college students' EMA through direct effects and a chain mediation pathway involving PR and HL. Coordinated interventions, including regular exercise, PR training, and health education, are recommended to optimize college students' psychological health.