Physical activity as a stressbuster: Insights from university students

The aim of this study was to investigate how university students' psychological stress can be reduced by physical activity. Using a stratified random sampling technique, 580 students (52.93% males and 47.07% females) were chosen from three private institutions in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Participa...

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Autor: Mohammed, Redhwan Ali Esmail
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Murcia
Repositorio:DIGITUM. Depósito Digital Institucional de la Universidad de Murcia
OAI Identifier:oai:digitum.um.es:10201/177829
Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.6018/sportk.600621
http://hdl.handle.net/10201/177829
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Psychological Stress
Mental Health
Students
Physical Activity
No relacionado con ningún objetivo de desarrollo sostenible
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spelling Physical activity as a stressbuster: Insights from university studentsMohammed, Redhwan Ali EsmailPsychological StressMental HealthStudentsPhysical ActivityNo relacionado con ningún objetivo de desarrollo sostenibleThe aim of this study was to investigate how university students' psychological stress can be reduced by physical activity. Using a stratified random sampling technique, 580 students (52.93% males and 47.07% females) were chosen from three private institutions in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Participants were emailed a questionnaire with 20 questions that was created based on prior research. The findings indicated that exercise positively influenced mood, reduced anxiety and depression, improved focus, and enhanced overall quality of life. Physical activity was also found to lower psychological stress and support mental health. Differences in responses were observed across gender, academic level, and college, with male students reporting slightly higher mean scores than females. Statistical analysis revealed significant gender differences (α ≤ 0.05) in perceptions of the role of physical activity in reducing psychological stress, favoring male students. This study highlights the importance of physical activity in helping university students manage psychological stress and emphasizes the necessity of integrating and promoting physical activity programs within the campus setting.Servicio de Publicaciones. Universidad de MurciaSin departamento asociado202520252025info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdf11application/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.6018/sportk.600621http://hdl.handle.net/10201/177829reponame:DIGITUM. Depósito Digital Institucional de la Universidad de Murciainstname:Universidad de MurciaInglésSin financiación externa a la UniversidadAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/oai:digitum.um.es:10201/1778292026-05-27T12:40:41Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Physical activity as a stressbuster: Insights from university students
title Physical activity as a stressbuster: Insights from university students
spellingShingle Physical activity as a stressbuster: Insights from university students
Mohammed, Redhwan Ali Esmail
Psychological Stress
Mental Health
Students
Physical Activity
No relacionado con ningún objetivo de desarrollo sostenible
title_short Physical activity as a stressbuster: Insights from university students
title_full Physical activity as a stressbuster: Insights from university students
title_fullStr Physical activity as a stressbuster: Insights from university students
title_full_unstemmed Physical activity as a stressbuster: Insights from university students
title_sort Physical activity as a stressbuster: Insights from university students
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Mohammed, Redhwan Ali Esmail
author Mohammed, Redhwan Ali Esmail
author_facet Mohammed, Redhwan Ali Esmail
author_role author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Sin departamento asociado
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Psychological Stress
Mental Health
Students
Physical Activity
No relacionado con ningún objetivo de desarrollo sostenible
topic Psychological Stress
Mental Health
Students
Physical Activity
No relacionado con ningún objetivo de desarrollo sostenible
description The aim of this study was to investigate how university students' psychological stress can be reduced by physical activity. Using a stratified random sampling technique, 580 students (52.93% males and 47.07% females) were chosen from three private institutions in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Participants were emailed a questionnaire with 20 questions that was created based on prior research. The findings indicated that exercise positively influenced mood, reduced anxiety and depression, improved focus, and enhanced overall quality of life. Physical activity was also found to lower psychological stress and support mental health. Differences in responses were observed across gender, academic level, and college, with male students reporting slightly higher mean scores than females. Statistical analysis revealed significant gender differences (α ≤ 0.05) in perceptions of the role of physical activity in reducing psychological stress, favoring male students. This study highlights the importance of physical activity in helping university students manage psychological stress and emphasizes the necessity of integrating and promoting physical activity programs within the campus setting.
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