The relationship between physical activity levels and depressive symptoms: a mediation analysis of flow state in university students
Physical activity exerts both direct and indirect alleviating effects on depressive symptoms among university students, with flow state playing a significant partial mediating role. Intervention strategies should emphasize enhancing physical activity and optimizing exercise design to foster flow experiences.
Authors
- Yonggang Duan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0318-3167)
- Jing Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0097-2438)
- Xing Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3230-3482)
- Tao Meng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6901-3801)
- Tianqi Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-4331-4128)
- Xiaoqing Zhong
- Xinlong Ma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2649-6346)
- Yuxi Ren
- Shufan Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2301-1382)
Institutions
- Shanghai University of Political Science and Law (CN)
- Shanghai Lixin University of Accounting and Finance (CN)
- Shanghai University of Sport (CN)
- Zhejiang Police College (CN)
- School of Visual Arts (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Psychology
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-03715-8
- Primary Topic
- Flow Experience in Various Fields
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00